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chān

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chān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chān | chan1
English translation
to assist by the arm
to mix
to support
to sustain
to mix; to support, to sustain, to lend a hand

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About chān

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

chān

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of chān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

shǒu 免⺀

Semantic compound

shǒu

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Example sentences using chān

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成功 Chénggōng 无望 wú wàng , 秘书 mìshū 搀扶 chān fú zhāo lǎo 经理 jīnglǐ 悲伤 bēi shāng de 返回 fǎn huí lái .

There's no hope to succeed; the secretary is helping the old manager back sadly.

他们 tā men 搀扶 chān fú 老奶奶 lǎo nǎi nai xià Lóu dào 一楼.

They handed Grandma down to the ground floor.

Cóng 窗口 chuāng kǒu ,闻到 wén dào 紫丁香 zǐ dīng xiāng de 香味 xiāng wèi 搀和 chān huo zhāo 青草 qīng cǎo de 味道 wèidao .

Through the window I caught the scent of syringa mixed with the smell of grass.

de 手臂 shǒu bì chān shí 颤抖 chàndǒu zhāo , bìng zhù le 她的 tóu .

His arm trembled as it raised her, and supported her head.

我们 wǒmen yóu 搀和 chān huo zài 一起 yīqǐ , yòng lái bàn 色拉 sè lā .

We mix oil and vinegar to put on salad.

Words with chān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
搀扶 chān fú to lend an arm to support sb攙扶
chān to mix chān
搀和 chān huo to mix攙和
搀杂 chān zá to mix攙雜
搀假 chān jiǎ to dilute攙假
搀兑 chān duì to blend攙兌

chān Decomposition & Compounds

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chān Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up chān and their own compounds.

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