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zōng

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zōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zōng | zong1
English translation
palm
palm fiber
coir (coconut fiber)
brown
variant of zōng [zōng]
hemp palm; palm tree

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About zōng

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

zōng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

tree

Etymology of zōng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木宗

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Zōng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Zōng represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using zōng

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人们 rén men 可以 kěyǐ 棕榈 zōng lǘ xié 折叠 zhé dié 起来 qǐlai 棚屋, zhì sǎn , biān 篮子 lán zi .

You can pleat palm fronds to make huts, umbrellas and baskets.

咖啡 kāfēi de 衬衫 chènshān rǎn shǎng le 棕色 zōngsè .

The coffee stained his shirt brown.

qiáng Chéng dàn 棕色 zōngsè .

The walls have been done in beige.

de 衣服 yīfu shì àn 棕色 zōngsè de .

His coat was a somber brown.

rén 瘦高, 目光 mùguāng 敏锐 mǐnruì , Dài le dǐng 棕色 zōngsè 呢帽.

He was a tall , bony, sharp - eyed man in a brown felt hat.

Words with zōng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
棕色 zōngsè brown棕色 zōngsè
棕榈 zōng lǘ palm tree棕櫚
zōng palm zōng
棕榈油 zōng lǘ yóu palm oil棕櫚油
棕熊 zōng xióng brown bear棕熊 zōng xióng
棕红 zōng hóng reddish brown棕紅
棕榈树 zōng lǘ shù palm tree棕櫚樹
棕黑 zōng hēi dark brown棕黑 zōng hēi
棕树 zōng shù palm tree棕樹
棕黄 zōng huáng light brown棕黃
深棕色 shēn zōng sè dark brown深棕色 shēn zōng sè
棕绳 zōng shéng rope of palm fiber棕繩
棕毛 zōng máo coir棕毛 zōng máo
油棕 yóu zōng oil palm油棕 yóu zōng
棕绷 zōng bēng rectangular frame with a palm fiber mat woven across it (placed on a bed frame as the sleeping surface)棕繃
棕编 zōng biān coir棕編

zōng Decomposition & Compounds

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zōng Decomposition

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