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kuǎn

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kuǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kuǎn | kuan3
English translation
section
paragraph
funds
CL:
>[bǐ],
>[gè]
classifier for versions or models (of a product)
funds, payment; item, article

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About kuǎn

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

kuǎn

Contains the radical

qiàn

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Learning hint

owe

Etymology of kuǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰⿱士示欠

Semantic compound

qiàn

Explanation

qiàn represents the sound. The significance of the left component is unclear.

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Example sentences using kuǎn

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正在 zhèngzài zhǔ lái 款待 kuǎndài 客人 kèrén .

She was cooking fish as a treat.

收取 shōu qǔ 税款 shuì kuǎn bìng 支付 zhī fù xiàn zhài .

The treasurer receives tax collections and pays the county's debts.

慢条斯理 màn tiáo sī lǐ de 样子 yàngzi 款款 kuǎn kuǎn jiān xiào de 神情 shén qíng ,简直 jiǎnzhí xiàng zhì Chéng 敦厚 dūn hòu 的大姑娘 gūniang .

The unhurried way in which he spoke and the gentle smile on his lips reminded you of an unaffected young girl.

约翰 Yuē hàn 缴付 jiǎo fù de 税款 shuì kuǎn 平均 píngjūn 达到 dádào 收入 shōurù de 五分之一 wǔ fēn zhī yī 左右 zuǒyòu .

John's taxes averaged out to about a fifth of his income.

这笔款子 kuǎn zi le 一千 Yuán , xià cún 一千元.

One thousand yuan has been drawn from the account and there is still one thousand yuan left.

Words with kuǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
kuǎn section kuǎn
贷款 dàikuǎn a loan貸款
条款 tiáokuǎn clause (of contract or law)條款
存款 cún kuǎn bank savings存款 cún kuǎn
捐款 juān kuǎn to donate money捐款 juān kuǎn
罚款 fákuǎn to fine罰款
筹款 chóu kuǎn fundraising籌款
付款 fùkuǎn payment付款 fùkuǎn
款式 kuǎnshì pattern款式 kuǎnshì
款待 kuǎndài to entertain款待 kuǎndài
公款 gōng kuǎn public money公款 gōng kuǎn
借款 jiè kuǎn loan借款 jiè kuǎn
款项 kuǎn xiàng funds款項
拨款 bō kuǎn to allocate funds撥款
取款 qǔ kuǎn to withdraw money from a bank取款 qǔ kuǎn
退款 tuì kuǎn to refund退款 tuì kuǎn
提款机 tí kuǎn jī ATM提款機
欠款 qiàn kuǎn to owe a debt欠款 qiàn kuǎn
赃款 zāng kuǎn booty贓款
税款 shuì kuǎn tax payments稅款
新款 xīn kuǎn new style新款 xīn kuǎn
汇款 huì kuǎn to remit money匯款
大款 dà kuǎn very wealthy person大款 dà kuǎn
巨款 jù kuǎn huge sum of money巨款 jù kuǎn
分期付款 fēn qī fù kuǎn to pay in installments分期付款 fēn qī fù kuǎn

kuǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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kuǎn Decomposition

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