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敬礼

敬礼 jìnglǐ

敬礼 jìnglǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 敬礼 jìnglǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jìnglǐ | jing4 li3
English translation
to salute
salute

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About 敬礼 jìnglǐ

Read some general information about the Chinese word 敬礼 jìnglǐ .

Traditional form

敬禮

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng
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Etymology of 敬礼 jìnglǐ

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jìng

Explanation

Depicts kneeling () and extending one's hands in respect.

Positional decomposition

苟攵

Number of Strokes

12

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. shì represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally written as .

Phonetic compound

gōu

Semantic compound

shì

Positional decomposition

礻乚

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 敬礼 jìnglǐ

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身为 shēn wéi 少尉 shào wèi 几乎 jīhū shì féng rén 便 biàn 敬礼 jìnglǐ

As a second lieutenant, he had to salute damned near everybody.

人群 rén qún Zhōng 走出 zǒu chū 一人 Xiàng 将军 Jiāngjūn 敬礼 jìnglǐ

One of the company stepped out and saluted the General.

敬礼 jìnglǐ Decomposition

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敬礼 jìnglǐ Compounds

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  • jìng
    • jǐng , qíng , jǐng , qíng , jǐng , , , , , jīng
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