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chǎn

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chǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chǎn | chan3
English translation
to express
to disclose
to enlighten
to open
to disclose; to explain; to open

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About chǎn

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

chǎn

Contains the radical

Mén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

gate

Etymology of chǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

门单

Semantic compound

Mén

Phonetic compound

Shàn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Mén represents the meaning and Shàn represents the sound. Simplified form of chǎn .

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Example sentences using chǎn

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泰勒 Tài lè de 阐述 chǎnshù shì 建立 jiànlì zài 我们 wǒmen jiào zuò 有限 yǒu xiàn chā fēn de 基础 jīchǔ shǎng de .

Taylor's exposition based on what we would call finite differences.

zhè 一点 yī diǎn zài 本章结尾处 yǒu 进一步 jìn yī bù 阐释 chǎn shì

This point is developed further at the end of this chapter.

zài 大会 dà huì 发言 fāyán 中作 le 更进一步 de 阐述 chǎnshù

He went even further in his speech to the conference.

méi 西伯博士 bóshì 阐述 chǎnshù le de 教学方法 de 基础 jīchǔ

Dr. Mesibov set forth the basis of his approach to teaching students.

接受 jiēshòu 采访 cǎifǎng shí 阐述 chǎnshù le chí 乐观 lèguān 态度 tàidu de 理由 lǐyóu

In the interview he gave some grounds for optimism.

Words with chǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
阐述 chǎnshù to expound (a position)闡述
阐明 chǎn míng to elucidate闡明
阐释 chǎn shì to explain闡釋
chǎn to express chǎn
阐发 chǎn fā to elucidate闡發
阐扬 chǎn yáng to expound闡揚
推阐 tuī chǎn to elucidate推闡

chǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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chǎn Decomposition

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