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上任 shàngrèn

上任 shàngrèn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 上任 shàngrèn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shàngrèn | shang4 ren4
English translation
to take office

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Traditional form

上任 shàngrèn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 上任 shàngrèn

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shǎng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a small line or dot above a longer line, indicating "up". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from èr (two).

Positional decomposition

⺊一

Number of Strokes

3
Rèn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

rén

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻壬

Number of Strokes

6

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上任 shàngrèn Decomposition

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上任 shàngrèn Compounds

See all 71 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 上任 shàngrèn in their composition.

  • shǎng
    • shū
      • shū
        • shū
        • , jiāo , , chù , , shū , , , , , , ,
        • , , , miè , , , , , , ,
      • , ,
      • cuó , jiǎn , jiǎn , , , , xián , ,
    • ràng , tǎn , xx , , , , , , nòng , , , ,
  • Rèn
    • píng , lìn , rěn , nèn , rèn , rèn , , , , , , , lìn , ,
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