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座右铭

座右铭 zuòyòumíng

座右铭 zuòyòumíng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 座右铭 zuòyòumíng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zuòyòumíng | zuo4 you4 ming2
English translation
motto
maxim

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About 座右铭 zuòyòumíng

Read some general information about the Chinese word 座右铭 zuòyòumíng .

Traditional form

座右銘

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng
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Etymology of 座右铭 zuòyòumíng

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 座右铭 zuòyòumíng .

zuò

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 广 Guǎng represents the meaning and Zuò represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

广坐

Number of Strokes

10
yòu

Explanation

Pictograph of a right hand. The kǒu (mouth) component was added later to distinguish the character from yòu .

Positional decomposition

⿸? kǒu

Number of Strokes

5
míng

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

钅名

Number of Strokes

11

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座右铭 zuòyòumíng Decomposition

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座右铭 zuòyòumíng Compounds

See all 31 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 座右铭 zuòyòumíng in their composition.

  • zuò
  • 右铭
    • ruò
      • nuò , , ruò , nuò , nuò , nuò , ruò , chuò , , ruò , , , , , , , ,
    • chán
      • chàn , chán , chán , chān
    • yòu , yòu , hǎi , tuó ,
  • míng
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