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沾光 zhānguāng

沾光 zhānguāng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 沾光 zhānguāng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhānguāng | zhan1 guang1
English translation
to bask in the light
fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth
reflected glory

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About 沾光 zhānguāng

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Traditional form

沾光 zhānguāng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 沾光 zhānguāng

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zhān

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and zhàn represents the sound. Simplified form of zhān .

Phonetic compound

zhàn

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵占

Number of Strokes

8
guāng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of fire on top of a person.

Positional decomposition

⺌兀

Number of Strokes

6

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沾光 zhānguāng Decomposition

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沾光 zhānguāng Compounds

See all 37 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 沾光 zhānguāng in their composition.

  • zhān
    • , zhān
  • guāng
    • huǎng
      • huǎng , huǎng , huǎng , huǎng , huǎng , , ,
    • 耀 yào , huī , huǎng , guāng , guāng , , gōng , huǎng , guāng , guāng , guāng , huǎng , kuàng , guāng , , , , , , , , , huī , , , ,
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