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gēng

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gēng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gēng | geng1
English translation
age; 7th heavenly stem

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About gēng

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

gēng

Contains the radical

广 Guǎng

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Etymology of gēng

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Positional decomposition

广 Guǎng

Explanation

Origin unclear.

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Example sentences using gēng

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贵庚 guì gēng ?

May I know your age?

Words with gēng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
gēng age gēng
贵庚 guì gēng your age (honorific)貴庚
庚子 gēng zǐ 37th year G1 of the 60-year cycle, e.g. 1960 or 2020庚子 gēng zǐ
庚辰 gēng chén seventeenth year G5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2000 or 2060庚辰 gēng chén
华罗庚 Huà Luó gēng Hua Luogeng (1910-1985), Chinese number theorist華羅庚
庚戌 gēng xū forty-seventh year G11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1970 or 2030庚戌 gēng xū
庚申 gēng shēn fifty-seventh year G9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1980 or 2040庚申 gēng shēn
庚寅 gēng yín twenty-seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070庚寅 gēng yín
庚午 gēng wǔ seventh year G7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1990 or 2050庚午 gēng wǔ
长庚 Cháng gēng Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk長庚
年庚 nián gēng age年庚 nián gēng
庚糖 gēng táng heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms庚糖 gēng táng

gēng Decomposition & Compounds

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