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彩虹 cǎihóng

彩虹 cǎihóng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 彩虹 cǎihóng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cǎihóng | cai3 hong2
English translation
rainbow
CL: dào [dào]

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About 彩虹 cǎihóng

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Traditional form

彩虹 cǎihóng

Part of speech

Other proper nouns / 其他专名 Qítā zhuān míng
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Etymology of 彩虹 cǎihóng

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cǎi

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shān represents the meaning and cǎi represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

cǎi

Semantic compound

shān

Positional decomposition

采彡

Number of Strokes

11
hóng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chóng represents the meaning and gōng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

gōng

Semantic compound

chóng

Positional decomposition

虫工

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 彩虹 cǎihóng

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zài 彩虹 cǎihóng biān shè le 微笑 wēixiào .

Edge up at the Rainbow smile.

彩虹 cǎihóng zài 昏暗 hūn àn de 天空 tiānkōng huá chū le dào 圆弧 yuán hú .

The rainbow described an arc in the dark sky.

Hòu chū qíng de 天空 tiānkōng Zhōng 出现 chūxiàn le dào 彩虹 cǎihóng .

A rainbow appeared in the sky when it cleared.

月亮 yuèliang zài 瀑布 pùbù jiàn de 水雾上照 chū le 一道 yī dào 彩虹 cǎihóng

The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray from the waterfall.

kān 彩虹 cǎihóng

Oh look, a rainbow!

彩虹 cǎihóng Decomposition

See the 7 Chinese characters that make up 彩虹 cǎihóng and their own compounds.

彩虹 cǎihóng Compounds

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