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发财 fācái

发财 fācái Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 发财 fācái .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fācái | fa1 cai2
English translation
to get rich

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Traditional form

發財

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 发财 fācái

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Explanation

Simplified form of both (send out; to issue) and (hair). Derived from quǎn (dog), the bottom component of .

Positional decomposition

⿸? yòu

Number of Strokes

5
cái

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Bèi represents the meaning and cái represents the sound. Simplified form of cái .

Phonetic compound

cái

Semantic compound

Bèi

Positional decomposition

贝才

Number of Strokes

7

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发财 fācái Decomposition

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发财 fācái Compounds

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