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gùn

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gùn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gùn | gun4
English translation
stick
rod
truncheon
stick, cudgel; scoundrel

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About gùn

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

gùn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

wood

Etymology of gùn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木昆

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

kūn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and kūn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using gùn

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朝着 cháo zhe zhǐ gǒu 狠狠 hěn hěn de le 棍子 gùn zi .

He gave the dog a vicious blow with his stick.

kěn 木棍 mù gùn , jué 稻草 dào cǎo .

He gnawed sticks and straws.

gěi gēn 木棍 mù gùn ,也许 yěxǔ 你用 zhāo .

Here's a stick in case you should need it.

抓起 gēn 棍子 gùn zi jiù Cháo 攻击 gōngjī de rén .

He caught up a stick and struck out his assailant.

走路 zǒu lù zhǔ 拐棍 guǎi gùn ,因为 yīnwèi shì 瘸子 qué zi .

He walks with a stick because he is lame.

Words with gùn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
光棍 guāng gùn gangster光棍 guāng gùn
gùn stick gùn
棍子 gùn zi stick棍子 gùn zi
曲棍球 qū gùn qiú field hockey曲棍球 qū gùn qiú
恶棍 è gùn scoundrel惡棍
冰棍 bīng gùn popsicle冰棍 bīng gùn
光棍儿 guāng gùn r single person光棍兒
木棍 mù gùn wooden stick木棍 mù gùn
警棍 jǐng gùn police truncheon警棍 jǐng gùn
棍棒 gùnbàng club棍棒 gùnbàng
撬棍 qiào gùn crowbar撬棍 qiào gùn
赌棍 dǔ gùn hardened gambler賭棍
拐棍 guǎi gùn cane拐棍 guǎi gùn
冰棍儿 bīng gùn r ice lolly冰棍兒
拨火棍 bō huǒ gùn poker撥火棍
打光棍 dǎ guāng gùn to live as bachelor打光棍 dǎ guāng gùn
打棍子 dǎ gùn zi to bludgeon打棍子 dǎ gùn zi
淫棍 yín gùn lecher淫棍 yín gùn

gùn Decomposition & Compounds

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gùn Decomposition

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