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慈祥 cíxiáng

慈祥 cíxiáng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 慈祥 cíxiáng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cíxiáng | ci2 xiang2
English translation
kindly
benevolent (often of older person)

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Traditional form

慈祥 cíxiáng

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng
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Etymology of 慈祥 cíxiáng

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Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

兹心

Number of Strokes

13
xiáng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shì represents the meaning and Yáng represents the sound. In ancient China sheep ( Yáng ) were associated with goodness and fortune, which is why Yáng is a component in characters like Měi (beautiful), xiáng (auspicious), shàn (benevolent), and (justi

Phonetic compound

Yáng

Semantic compound

shì

Positional decomposition

礻羊

Number of Strokes

10

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慈祥 cíxiáng Decomposition

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慈祥 cíxiáng Compounds

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