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赞 zàn

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赞 zàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zàn | zan4
English translation
variant of 讚 zàn
>赞 zàn [zàn]
variant of 贊 zàn
to praise
to patronize
to support
to help, to support; to laud, to praise

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About 赞 zàn

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

贊 zàn

Contains the radical

贝 Bèi

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

money

Etymology of 赞 zàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱兟贝

Semantic compound

贝 Bèi

Phonetic compound

兟 shēn

Explanation

Simplified form of 贊 zàn . Phonosemantic compound. 貝 bèi represents the meaning and 兟 shēn represents the sound. Shells (貝 bèi ) were used as currency in ancient China. Used here to depict financial support.

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Example sentences using 赞 zàn

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谁 shuí 在 zài 滥用 làn yòng 我 wǒ 的 de 名义 míng yì ? 我 wǒ 不 bù 赞成 zànchéng 这个 zhè ge 建议 jiànyì .

Who's been taking my name in vain? I don't hold such an opinion.

他 tā 对 duì 知识 zhīshi 的 de 渴 kě 应该 yīnggāi 受到 shòudào 称赞 chēngzàn .

His anxiety for knowledge is to be praised.

晚上 wǎnshang 乔赛亚·富兰克林 Fù lán kè lín 常 Cháng 在 zài 家里 jiā lǐ 拉 lā 赞歌.

Josiah Franklin often played hymns at home in the evening.

我 wǒ 将 jiāng 坐落 zuò luò 在 zài 矮 ǎi 树丛 shù cóng 间 jiān , 唱 chàng 出 chū 赞美诗.

As I sit in a bush, I'll sing a psalm.

他 tā 在 zài 为数不多的 de 听众 tīng zhòng 的 de “ 好哇 hǎo wā ! 好哇 hǎo wā ! ” 赞许 zàn xǔ 声 shēng 中 Zhōng 讲 jiǎng 出 chū 了 le 问题 wèntí 的 de 要害 yào hài .

He had made his point, amid the " hear ! hear! " of his small audience.

Words with 赞 zàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
赞 zàn to patronize贊 zàn
赞成 zànchéng to approve贊成
赞助 zànzhù to support贊助
赞同 zàn tóng to approve of讚同
赞美 zànměi to admire讚美
称赞 chēngzàn to praise稱讚
赞扬 zàn yáng to praise讚揚
赞赏 zàn shǎng to admire讚賞
赞叹 zàntàn to exclaim in admiration讚嘆
赞誉 zàn yù to praise贊譽
赞助商 zàn zhù shāng sponsor贊助商
赞成票 zàn chéng piào approval贊成票
赞许 zàn xǔ to praise讚許
赞不绝口 zàn bù jué kǒu to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven讚不絕口
赞比亚 Zàn bǐ yà Zambia贊比亞
赞颂 zàn sòng to bless讚頌
参赞 cān zàn attache參贊
夸赞 kuā zàn to praise誇贊
盛赞 shèng zàn an accolade盛讚
赞叹不已 zàn tàn bù yǐ to be full of praise (idiom)贊嘆不已

赞 zàn Decomposition & Compounds

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赞 zàn Decomposition

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赞 zàn Compounds

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