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指南针

指南针 zhǐnánzhēn

指南针 zhǐnánzhēn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 指南针 zhǐnánzhēn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǐnánzhēn | zhi3 nan2 zhen1
English translation
compass

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About 指南针 zhǐnánzhēn

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Traditional form

指南針

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 指南针 zhǐnánzhēn

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zhǐ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and zhǐ represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

扌旨

Number of Strokes

9
Nán

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Depicts the front of a house. In some regions of ancient China, houses were typically built to face the south.

Positional decomposition

shí jiōng 丷干

Number of Strokes

9
zhēn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of zhēn . Phonosemantic compound. Jīn represents the meaning and shí represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

钅十

Number of Strokes

7

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指南针 zhǐnánzhēn Decomposition

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指南针 zhǐnánzhēn Compounds

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  • zhǐ
    • 南针
      • nán , nǎn , , nán , nǎn , nán , , , , , lǎn ,
    • zhēn
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