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单纯 dānchún

单纯 dānchún Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 单纯 dānchún .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dānchún | dan1 chun2
English translation
simple
pure
unsophisticated
merely
purely

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Traditional form

單純

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 单纯 dānchún

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Shàn

Explanation

Simplified form of dān . Pictograph of a hunting or military trap constructed from two rocks and a net. The current meaning "single" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

ha

Number of Strokes

8
chún

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and tún represents the sound. Simplified form of chún .

Phonetic compound

tún

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

纟屯

Number of Strokes

7

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单纯 dānchún Decomposition

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单纯 dānchún Compounds

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