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卡通 kǎtōng

卡通 kǎtōng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 卡通 kǎtōng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kǎtōng | ka3 tong1
English translation
cartoon (loanword)

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Traditional form

卡通 kǎtōng

Part of speech

Other proper nouns / 其他专名 Qítā zhuān míng
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Etymology of 卡通 kǎtōng

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts being stuck between something above ( shǎng ) and something below ( xià ).

Positional decomposition

上卜

Number of Strokes

5
tōng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and yǒng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yǒng

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶甬

Number of Strokes

10

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卡通 kǎtōng Decomposition

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卡通 kǎtōng Compounds

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  • tōng
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