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牙膏 yágāo

牙膏 yágāo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 牙膏 yágāo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yágāo | ya2 gao1
English translation
toothpaste
CL: guǎn [guǎn]

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Traditional form

牙膏 yágāo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 牙膏 yágāo

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Explanation

Pictograph of teeth.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4
gāo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

Gāo

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

高⺼

Number of Strokes

14

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牙膏 yágāo Decomposition

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牙膏 yágāo Compounds

See all 42 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 牙膏 yágāo in their composition.

    • 穿 chuān
      • chuān
    • xié
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      • chēng , chēng
    • ya , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
  • gāo
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