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端午节

端午节 Duānwǔjié

端午节 Duānwǔjié Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 端午节 Duānwǔjié .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Duānwǔjié | Duan1 wu3 jie2
English translation
the Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)

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About 端午节 Duānwǔjié

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Traditional form

端午節

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Etymology of 端午节 Duānwǔjié

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 端午节 Duānwǔjié .

duān

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and duān represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

duān

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

立耑

Number of Strokes

14

Explanation

Pictograph of a pestle used for pounding rice, now written as chǔ . The current meaning "noon" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

丿干

Number of Strokes

4
jiē

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of jié . Phonosemantic compound. zhú represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

cǎo

Number of Strokes

5

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端午节 Duānwǔjié Decomposition

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端午节 Duānwǔjié Compounds

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