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遭殃 zāoyāng

遭殃 zāoyāng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 遭殃 zāoyāng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zāoyāng | zao1 yang1
English translation
to suffer a calamity

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Traditional form

遭殃 zāoyāng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 遭殃 zāoyāng

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zāo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and cáo represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

cáo

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶曹

Number of Strokes

14
yāng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. dǎi represents the meaning and yāng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yāng

Semantic compound

dǎi

Positional decomposition

歹央

Number of Strokes

9

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遭殃 zāoyāng Decomposition

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