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diān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diān | dian1
English translation
Yunnan province

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About diān

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

diān

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Abbreviation / 简称略语 Jiǎnchēng lüèyǔ

Learning hint

water

Etymology of diān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵真

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

zhēn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and zhēn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using diān

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fēn Sān 方言 Fāngyán : 湘西 Xiāng xī 黔东川黔滇.

Three major dialects: western Hunan , eastern Guizhou , and Sichuan , Guizhou and Yunnan.

Words with diān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
diān abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南|云南 Yún nán [Yún​nán] in southwest China diān
滇池 Diān chí lake Dianchi in Yunnan滇池 Diān chí
滇东 Diān dōng east Yunnan滇東
滇红 Diān hóng Dian Hong tea滇紅

diān Decomposition & Compounds

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