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凌晨 língchén

凌晨 língchén Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 凌晨 língchén .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
língchén | ling2 chen2
English translation
very early in the morning
in the wee hours

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Read some general information about the Chinese word 凌晨 língchén .

Traditional form

凌晨 língchén

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Come for Peace. Stay for Wisdom.

Etymology of 凌晨 língchén

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Líng

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

líng

Semantic compound

bīng

Positional decomposition

冫夌

Number of Strokes

10
chén

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

chén

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

日辰

Number of Strokes

11

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凌晨 língchén Decomposition

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凌晨 língchén Compounds

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