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撒谎 sāhuǎng

撒谎 sāhuǎng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 撒谎 sāhuǎng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sāhuǎng | sa1 huang3
English translation
to tell lies

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Traditional form

撒謊

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 撒谎 sāhuǎng

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and sàn represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

扌散

Number of Strokes

15
huǎng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and huāng represents the sound. Simplified form of huǎng .

Phonetic compound

huāng

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠荒

Number of Strokes

11

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撒谎 sāhuǎng Decomposition

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撒谎 sāhuǎng Compounds

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