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险 xiǎn

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险 xiǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiǎn | xian3
English translation
danger
dangerous
rugged
narrow pass, strategic point

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About 险 xiǎn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

險 xiǎn

Contains the radical

阝 yì

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

hill

Etymology of 险 xiǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰阝佥

Semantic compound

阝 yì

Phonetic compound

佥 qiān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 yì represents the meaning and 佥 qiān represents the sound. Simplified form of 險 xiǎn .

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Example sentences using 险 xiǎn

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一 yī 位 wèi 摄影师 shè yǐng shī 把 bǎ 电灯 diàn dēng 的 de 保险丝 bǎo xiǎn sī 烧 shāo 断 duàn 了 le , 使 shǐ 整 zhěng 栋 dòng 房子 fáng zi 陷于 xiàn yú 黑暗 hēi àn 当中 dāng zhōng .

A photographer had fused the lights, engulfing the entire house darkness.

人 rén 不 bù 冒险 màoxiǎn 不 bù 富 Fù .

You can't get rich without taking risks.

他 tā 大 dà 夸 kuā 而 ér 特夸自己 zìjǐ 很 hěn 勇敢 yǒnggǎn , 但 dàn 一 yī 遇到 yùdào 危险 wēixiǎn ,他 tā 就 jiù 显得 xiǎnde 胆怯 dǎnqiè .

He boasted a lot about his courage, but when danger came he showed the white feather.

他 tā 的 de 保险费 bǎo xiǎn fèi 是 shì 每年 měi nián 三百美元 Měi yuán .

His insurance is ＄300 a year.

保险丝 bǎo xiǎn sī 盒里接错了 le 线 xiàn .

There is a faulty connection in the fusebox.

Words with 险 xiǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
危险 wēixiǎn danger危險
风险 fēngxiǎn risk風險
保险 bǎoxiǎn insurance保險
冒险 màoxiǎn to take risks冒險
险 xiǎn danger險 xiǎn
保险箱 bǎo xiǎn xiāng a safe保險箱
探险 tàn xiǎn to explore探險
抢险 qiǎng xiǎn emergency (measures)搶險
惊险 jīng xiǎn thrilling驚險
保险柜 bǎo xiǎn guì a safe保險櫃
险境 xiǎn jìng danger zone險境
险些 xiǎn xiē narrowly險些
阴险 yīn xiǎn treacherous陰險
保险费 bǎo xiǎn fèi insurance fee保險費
寿险 shòu xiǎn life insurance壽險
人寿保险 rén shòu bǎo xiǎn life insurance人壽保險
险情 xiǎn qíng peril險情
险恶 xiǎn è dangerous險惡
历险 lì xiǎn to experience adventures歷險
脱险 tuō xiǎn to rescue脫險
险胜 xiǎn shèng to barely win險勝
遇险 yù xiǎn to meet with danger遇險
铤而走险 tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)鋌而走險

险 xiǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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险 xiǎn Decomposition

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