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shéng

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shéng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shéng | sheng2
English translation
rope
CL: gēn [gēn]
string, rope, cord; to control

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About shéng

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

shéng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

thread

Etymology of shéng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

纟黾

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

miǎn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and miǎn represents the sound. Simplified form of shéng .

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Example sentences using shéng

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匪徒 fěi tú men yòng 绳子 shéngzi diào zài shù shǎng .

The bandits hung him by a rope from the branch of a tree.

警察 jǐngchá yòng 绳子 shéngzi zéi kǔn .

The policeman trussed up the thief with ropes.

yāo liàn hǎo ,缰绳 jiāng shéng xuē 不可 bù kě shǎo .

It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse.

公司 gōngsī 产品 chǎnpǐn 主要 zhǔyào 包括 bāokuò : juǎn shéng 花边 huā biān Piān 花边 huā biān 条码 tiáo mǎ xiù zuò wǎng 布、 zhuāng děng .

Our products include: chiffon flower - line, chiffon flower - yard, embroidered - dress, evening - dress, cloth etc.

liáng le 那根绳子 shéngzi kān 是否 shìfǒu gòu cháng .

He measured the rope to see if it was long enough.

Words with shéng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
绳子 shéngzi cord繩子
shéng rope shéng
绳索 shéng suǒ rope繩索
绳之以法 shéng zhī yǐ fǎ to bring to justice繩之以法
冲绳 Chōng shéng Okinawa, Japan沖繩
跳绳 tiào shéng to jump rope跳繩
缰绳 jiāng shéng reins韁繩
缆绳 lǎn shéng cable纜繩
准绳 zhǔn shéng yardstick準繩
钢丝绳 gāng sī shéng hawser鋼絲繩
绳梯 shéng tī a rope ladder繩梯
冲绳岛 Chōng shéng Dǎo Okinawa Island沖繩島
冲绳县 Chōng shéng xiàn Okinawa prefecture, Japan沖繩縣
拧成一股绳 níng chéng yī gǔ shéng (fig.) to unite擰成一股繩
头绳 tóu shéng string to tie hair頭繩
绳套 shéng tào noose繩套
线绳 xiàn shéng string線繩
棕绳 zōng shéng rope of palm fiber棕繩
绳墨 shéng mò same as 墨斗 mò dǒu 繩墨

shéng Decomposition & Compounds

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shéng Decomposition

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