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zèng

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zèng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zèng | zeng4
English translation
heddle (device to form warp in weaving textiles)
Taiwan pr. [zòng]
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zōng | zong1
English translation
to sum up
to put together
Taiwan pr. [zòng]
to sum up; to arrange threads for weaving

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About zèng

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

zōng

Contains the radical

Learning hint

thread

Etymology of zèng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

纟宗

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Zōng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Zōng represents the sound. Simplified form of zōng .

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Example sentences using zèng

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这道虽然 suīrán 错综复杂 cuò zōng fù zá , dàn yòng 电子计算机 diàn zǐ jì suàn jī 很快 jiù Néng Xiè chū .

Although the problem is intricate and complex, it can be solved very quickly with an electronic computer.

zhè běn 综合 zōnghé 说明书 shuō míng shū shì 若干 ruògān 图片 tú piàn 汇合 huì hé ér Chéng de .

This composite illustration was made by putting together a number of drawings.

看来 kàn lai , de 建议 jiànyì yǒu 道理 dàoli , zhè 货物 huò wù 我们 wǒmen Bǎo le "综合 zōnghé xiǎn ".

It'seems your suggestion is reasonable. We have covered All Risks for these goods.

嗓子 sǎngzi de Hóng bān shì zhǒng 综合征 zōng hé zhēng de 部分 bùfen 症状 zhèngzhuàng .

The spots on his throat are part of a syndrome.

méi xiàng 快速 kuài sù jué jìn yǒu 综掘 bāo jué 两种方法 fāngfǎ .

Coal lane driving includes complex driving and blasting driving.

Words with zèng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
综合 zōnghé comprehensive綜合
综合症 zōng hé zhèng syndrome綜合症
综合征 zōng hé zhēng syndrome綜合徵
zèng to sum up zōng
综合性 zōng hé xìng synthesis綜合性
错综复杂 cuò zōng fù zá tangled and complicated (idiom)錯綜複雜
综艺 zōng yì wide range of performing arts綜藝
综述 zōng shù to sum up綜述
综上所述 zōng shàng suǒ shù to summarize綜上所述
综观 zōng guān to take a broad view of sth綜觀
错综 cuò zōng intricate錯綜
综合艺术 zōng hé yì shù composite arts綜合藝術
综合法 zōng hé fǎ synthesis綜合法
综括 zōng kuò to summarize綜括

zèng Decomposition & Compounds

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zèng Decomposition

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