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象征 xiàngzhēng

象征 xiàngzhēng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 7 English Translations of the word 象征 xiàngzhēng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiàngzhēng | xiang4 zheng1
English translation
emblem
symbol
token
badge
to symbolize
to signify
to stand for

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About 象征 xiàngzhēng

Read some general information about the Chinese word 象征 xiàngzhēng .

Traditional form

象徵

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 象征 xiàngzhēng

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xiàng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Pictograph of an elephant.

Semantic compound

shǐ

Positional decomposition

⺈口豕

Number of Strokes

11
zhēng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chì represents the meaning and zhēng represents the sound. Originally written as zhēng .

Phonetic compound

zhēng

Semantic compound

chì

Positional decomposition

彳正

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 象征 xiàngzhēng

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jiāng hūn jiè Dài zài 左手 zuǒ shǒu de 第三 zhǐ shǒu zhǐ shǎng , 意味着 yìwèizhe 夫妻 fū qī 双方 shuāngfāng 象征性 xiàng zhēng xìng de 宣告 xuān gào 他们 tā men de 爱情 àiqíng 天长地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ ,他们 tā men 定能 dìng néng 白头偕 lǎo .

By wearing the ring on the third finger of the left hand, a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each

迷迭 xiāng shì 贞节 zhēn jié de 象征 xiàngzhēng .

Rosemary is emblematic of constancy.

zhǐ zuò 象征性 xiàng zhēng xìng de 姿势 zīshì jiù 可以 kěyǐ le . 瑞秋! shì jiè Shū !

Kind of a symbolic gesture. - Rachel, that was a library card.

Bái shì 纯洁 chúnjié de 象征 xiàngzhēng .

White is the symbol of purity.

移居者象征性 xiàng zhēng xìng 地花点 Qián mǎi xià le 这栋房子 fáng zi .

The settler got the house at a nominal price.

象征 xiàngzhēng Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 象征 xiàngzhēng and their own compounds.

象征 xiàngzhēng Compounds

See all 11 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 象征 xiàngzhēng in their composition.

  • xiàng
    • xiàng , , xiàng , xiàng , , , , , ,
  • zhēng
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