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diàn

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diàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diàn | dian4
English translation
to fix
to settle
a libation to the dead
to found, to settle; to pay respects; a libation for the dead

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About diàn

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

diàn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A man  lifting up an offering of wine  qiú

Etymology of diàn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

酋大

Explanation

Pictograph of alchohol ( yǒu ) being poured out as a a libation for the dead.

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Example sentences using diàn

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主队 zhǔ duì 再进一球从而 cóngér 奠定 diàndìng le 优势 yōushì

The home side rubbed in their superiority with a further goal.

Words with diàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
奠定 diàndìng to fix奠定 diàndìng
祭奠 jì diàn to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors)祭奠 jì diàn
奠基 diàn jī groundbreaking奠基 diàn jī
奠基人 diàn jī rén founder奠基人 diàn jī rén
奠基石 diàn jī shí a foundation stone奠基石 diàn jī shí
diàn to fix diàn
奠基者 diàn jī zhě founder奠基者 diàn jī zhě
奠祭 diàn jì pouring of wine on ground for sacrifice奠祭 diàn jì

diàn Decomposition & Compounds

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diàn Decomposition

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