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声调 shēngdiào

声调 shēngdiào Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 声调 shēngdiào .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shēngdiào | sheng1 diao4
English translation
tone
note
a tone (on a Chinese syllable)
CL:
>[gè]

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Traditional form

聲調

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 声调 shēngdiào

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shēng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Remmant of the character qìng (chime stones). Pictograph of a musical stone chime. Simplified form of shēng .

Positional decomposition

Shì

Number of Strokes

7
diào

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of 調 diào . Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and Zhōu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Zhōu

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠周

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 声调 shēngdiào

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说话 shuōhuà shēng diào hěn Gāo .

Her voice has a very high pitch.

声调 shēngdiào Decomposition

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声调 shēngdiào Compounds

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