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chèn

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chèn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chèn | chen4
English translation
(of garments) against the skin
to line
lining
to contrast with
to assist financially
underwear, lining; in contrast

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About chèn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

chèn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

clothes

Etymology of chèn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

衤寸

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

cùn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and cùn represents the sound. Simplified form of chèn .

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Example sentences using chèn

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de 胳膊 gēbo Cóng 衬衫 chènshān de 袖子 xiù zi Zhōng le 出来 chū lái .

His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve.

zhè jiàn 衬衫 chènshān shì 便宜货 pián yi huò ,大减价 shí zhǐ mài 十五 shí wǔ 英镑 Yīng bàng .

This shirt was a bargain — only £15 in a sale.

de 衬衫 chènshān 穿 chuān le .

His shirt was frayed.

qǐng 衬衣 chèn yī de 袖子 xiù zi 一下 yīxià hǎo ?

Will you please mend the sleeve of my blouse?

zhè zhǐ 箱子 xiāng zi zhāo hěn qīng , 因为 yīnwèi 里面 lǐ miàn 只有 zhǐyǒu liǎng jiàn 衬衣 chèn yī .

The suitcase was light to carry, being empty except for two shirts.

Words with chèn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
衬衫 chènshān shirt襯衫
衬衣 chèn yī shirt襯衣
chèn to line chèn
衬托 chèntuō to set off襯托
映衬 yìng chèn antithesis映襯
陪衬 péi chèn to set off陪襯
衬垫 chèn diàn pad襯墊
衬里 chèn lǐ lining襯裡
衬裤 chèn kù underpants襯褲
衬裙 chèn qún petticoat襯裙
铺衬 pū chen patch of cloth鋪襯
烘衬 hōng chèn to set off烘襯

chèn Decomposition & Compounds

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chèn Decomposition

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