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niàn

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niàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
niàn | nian4
English translation
to recite, to read, to chant

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About niàn

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

niàn

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of niàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口念

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

niàn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and jīn represents the sound.

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Words with niàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
niàn to read niàn
想念 xiǎngniàn to miss想念 xiǎngniàn
概念 gàiniàn concept概念 gàiniàn
纪念 jìniàn to commemorate紀念
观念 guānniàn notion觀念
怀念 huáiniàn to think of懷念
理念 lǐ niàn idea理念 lǐ niàn
信念 xìnniàn faith信念 xìnniàn
念头 niàn tou thought念頭
思念 sīniàn to think of思念 sīniàn
纪念日 jì niàn rì memorial day紀念日
纪念品 jì niàn pǐn souvenir紀念品
悬念 xuánniàn concern for sb's welfare懸念
悼念 dào niàn to grieve悼念 dào niàn
念书 niàn shū to read念書
意念 yì niàn idea意念 yì niàn
纪念碑 jì niàn bēi monument紀念碑
纪念馆 jì niàn guǎn memorial hall紀念館
念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng to keep in mind constantly (idiom)念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng
念叨 niàn dao to talk about often念叨 niàn dao
挂念 guà niàn concerned掛念
留念 liúniàn to recall fondly留念 liúniàn
杂念 zá niàn distracting thoughts雜念
转念 zhuǎn niàn to think better of轉念
念珠 niàn zhū rosary念珠 niàn zhū

niàn Decomposition & Compounds

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