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Shèng

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Shèng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Shèng | Sheng4
English translation
surname Sheng
flourishing
vigorous
magnificent
extensively
abundant, flourishing; to contain; to fill
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chéng | cheng2
English translation
to hold
to contain
to ladle
to pick up with a utensil

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About Shèng

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Shèng

Contains the radical

mǐn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

dish

Etymology of Shèng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

成皿

Semantic compound

mǐn

Phonetic compound

Chéng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. mǐn represents the meaning and Chéng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using Shèng

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zài 盛怒 shèng nù 之下 zhī xià , Fēng xìn 撕得粉碎 fěnsuì .

In his passion, he tore the letter into pieces.

盛怒 shèng nù 之下 zhī xià 衣服 yīfu Chéng 碎片 suì piàn .

In her anger she shredded her dress into strips.

园内 chūn Huā 盛开 shèngkāi .

The garden is blooming with spring flowers.

主任 zhǔrèn 盛气凌人 shèng qì líng rén de zǒu jìn lái , 查问 chá wèn shì shuí 违背 wéibèi le de 命令 mìnglìng .

The director sailed in, demanding to know who had disobeyed his orders.

yòng 推让, 不能 bù néng zài 华盛顿 Huá shèng dùn 物价 wù jià 这样 zhè yàng guì de 地方 dìfāng Huā guāng 你的 Qián .

Don't argue, you're not to blow in your funds at Washington prices.

Words with Shèng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
华盛顿 Huá shèng dùn Washington (name)華盛頓
Shèng vigorous Shèng
盛大 shèng dà grand盛大 shèng dà
旺盛 wàng shèng vigorous旺盛 wàng shèng
盛宴 shèng yàn feast盛宴 shèng yàn
盛会 shèng huì pageant盛會
丰盛 fēngshèng rich豐盛
盛典 shèng diǎn majestic pomp盛典 shèng diǎn
盛开 shèngkāi blooming盛開
盛行 shèngxíng to be in vogue盛行 shèngxíng
盛装 chéng zhuāng rich attire盛裝
盛名 shèng míng famous reputation盛名 shèng míng
盛世 shèng shì a flourishing period盛世 shèng shì
盛事 shèng shì grand occasion盛事 shèng shì
盛夏 shèng xià midsummer盛夏 shèng xià
盛情 shèngqíng great kindness盛情 shèngqíng
盛产 shèngchǎn to be rich in盛產
鼎盛 dǐng shèng flourishing鼎盛 dǐng shèng
盛况 shèng kuàng grand occasion盛況
华盛顿州 Huá shèng dùn zhōu Washington, US State華盛頓州
强盛 qiáng shèng rich and powerful強盛
兴盛 xīng shèng to flourish興盛
茂盛 màoshèng lush茂盛 màoshèng
盛传 shèng chuán widely spread盛傳
华盛顿邮报 Huá shèng dùn Yóu bào Washington Post (newspaper)華盛頓郵報

Shèng Decomposition & Compounds

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Shèng Decomposition

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Shèng Compounds

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