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棕色 zōngsè

棕色 zōngsè Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 棕色 zōngsè .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zōngsè | zong1 se4
English translation
brown

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Traditional form

棕色 zōngsè

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 棕色 zōngsè

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zōng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Zōng represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Zōng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

木宗

Number of Strokes

12

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a kneeling person ( jié ) being held down by a knife ( Dāo ). Based on the original meaning "restrain", now written as . The current meaning "color" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

⺈巴

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 棕色 zōngsè

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咖啡 kāfēi de 衬衫 chènshān rǎn shǎng le 棕色 zōngsè .

The coffee stained his shirt brown.

qiáng Chéng dàn 棕色 zōngsè .

The walls have been done in beige.

de 衣服 yīfu shì àn 棕色 zōngsè de .

His coat was a somber brown.

rén 瘦高, 目光 mùguāng 敏锐 mǐnruì , Dài le dǐng 棕色 zōngsè 呢帽.

He was a tall , bony, sharp - eyed man in a brown felt hat.

快速 kuài sù de 棕色 zōngsè 狐狸 hú li tiào Guò tiáo lǎn gǒu .

The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.

棕色 zōngsè Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 棕色 zōngsè and their own compounds.

棕色 zōngsè Compounds

See all 14 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 棕色 zōngsè in their composition.

  • zōng
      • yàn
      • jué , , , , , , , , , yàn , , ,
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