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相辅相成

相辅相成 xiāngfǔxiāngchéng

相辅相成 xiāngfǔxiāngchéng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 相辅相成 xiāngfǔxiāngchéng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiāngfǔxiāngchéng | xiang1 fu3 xiang1 cheng2
English translation
to complement one another (idiom)

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Traditional form

相輔相成

Part of speech

Idiom / 成语 chéngyǔ Chéngyǔ
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Etymology of 相辅相成 xiāngfǔxiāngchéng

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Xiāng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Represents an eye () observing a tree (). Based on the original meaning "observe". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "compare; mutual; each other".

Positional decomposition

木目

Number of Strokes

9

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Chē represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Chē

Positional decomposition

车甫

Number of Strokes

11

Xiāng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Represents an eye () observing a tree (). Based on the original meaning "observe". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "compare; mutual; each other".

Positional decomposition

木目

Number of Strokes

9

Chéng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Dīng represents the sound. The (axe) component is used to represent defending a city. Based on the original meaning "city", now written as chéng . The meaning later shifted to "build", "accomplish", and "comp

Positional decomposition

丁戈

Number of Strokes

6

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