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欣欣向荣 xīnxīnxiàngróng

欣欣向荣 xīnxīnxiàngróng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 欣欣向荣 xīnxīnxiàngróng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xīnxīnxiàngróng | xin1 xin1 xiang4 rong2
English translation
luxuriant growth (idiom); flourishing
thriving

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Traditional form

欣欣向榮

Part of speech

Idiom / 成语 chéngyǔ Chéngyǔ
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Etymology of 欣欣向荣 xīnxīnxiàngróng

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 欣欣向荣 xīnxīnxiàngróng .

xīn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. qiàn represents the meaning and jīn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

jīn

Semantic compound

qiàn

Positional decomposition

斤欠

Number of Strokes

8

xīn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. qiàn represents the meaning and jīn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

jīn

Semantic compound

qiàn

Positional decomposition

斤欠

Number of Strokes

8

Xiàng

Explanation

Depicts a mouth ( kǒu ) in a closed space ( gài ) making an echo sound. Based on the original meaning "echo; sound", now written as xiǎng . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

⿵? kǒu

Number of Strokes

6

Róng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of róng . Depicts pieces of wood burning.

Positional decomposition

cǎo 冖木

Number of Strokes

9

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