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qún

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qún Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qún | qun2
English translation
old variant of qún [qún]
skirt, petticoat, apron

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About qún

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

qún

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

clothes

Etymology of qún

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

衤君

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

jūn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and jūn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using qún

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tàn le kǒu , zhàn le 起来 qǐlai , 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ de hǎo 裙子 qúnzi ,平头 píng tóu .

She sighed, stood up, automatically adjusted her skirt and smoothed her hair.

mǎi le Duàn gòu zuò 一条裙子 qúnzi de 花呢 huā ní liào .

I bought a skirt length of tweed.

xiàn 检察官 jiǎn chá guān zǒu dào 桌前, 围裙 wéi qún , xiào le . )

The county attorney goes to the table, picks up the apron. laughs.

穿 chuān de tiáo Xīn 裙子 qúnzi 由于 yóuyú xiāng yǒu xiù ér 显得 xiǎnde gēng 漂亮 piàoliang le .

The new skirt she wears is perked up with silk embroidery.

许多 xǔduō rén 做饭 zuò fàn shí 喜欢 xǐhuan 一条围裙 wéi qún .

Many people like to wear aprons while they are cooking.

Words with qún

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
裙子 qúnzi skirt裙子 qúnzi
qún skirt qún
围裙 wéi qún apron圍裙
连衣裙 lián yī qún frock連衣裙
迷你裙 mí nǐ qún miniskirt迷你裙 mí nǐ qún
超短裙 chāo duǎn qún miniskirt超短裙 chāo duǎn qún
长裙 cháng qún cheong sam (long skirt)長裙
裙裤 qún kù culottes裙褲
百褶裙 bǎi zhě qún pleated skirt百褶裙 bǎi zhě qún
套裙 tào qún woman's suit套裙 tào qún
裙带关系 qún dài guān xi (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates裙帶關係
裙带 qún dài waistband of a skirt裙帶
衬裙 chèn qún petticoat襯裙
裙带菜 qún dài cài wakame (Undaria pinnatifida), an edible seaweed裙帶菜
裙带风 qún dài fēng (by extension) culture of favoritism towards relatives, friends and associates裙帶風

qún Decomposition & Compounds

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qún Decomposition

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