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慈善 císhàn

慈善 císhàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 慈善 císhàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
císhàn | ci2 shan4
English translation
benevolent
charitable

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Traditional form

慈善 císhàn

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng
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Etymology of 慈善 císhàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

兹心

Number of Strokes

13
shàn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Composed of two yán (speech) components and Yáng (sheep). In ancient China sheep ( Yáng ) were associated with goodness and fortune, which is why Yáng is a component in characters like Měi (beautiful), xiáng (auspicious), shàn (benevolent), and (justice).

Positional decomposition

Yáng ⿱⿱丷一口

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 慈善 císhàn

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虽然 suīrán qióng , réng 尽力 jìnlì wéi 慈善 císhàn 事业 shìyè 捐献 juān xiàn 一点点 yī diǎn diǎn Qián .

Though poor, she gave her mite to charity.

现在 xiànzài huì gēng duō de 资金 zījīn gěi 慈善 císhàn 组织 zǔzhī .

More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations.

这个 zhè ge 慈善机构 cí shàn jī gòu 得到 dé dào de 关注 guān zhù 太少 le 需要 xūyào gēng duō de 帮助 bāngzhù

It is a Cinderella of charities, and needs more help.

dàn 其他 qítā 慈善机构 cí shàn jī gòu 一样 yīyàng 这些 zhè xiē 数字 shùzì 掩盖 yǎngài le 实情 shí qíng

But as with other charitable bodies, these figures mask the true picture.

gěi 慈善 císhàn 团体 tuántǐ 商业机构 shāng yè jī gòu xiě le 几百封求助信

I wrote hundreds of begging letters to charities and businesses.

慈善 císhàn Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 慈善 císhàn and their own compounds.

慈善 císhàn Compounds

See all 17 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 慈善 císhàn in their composition.

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