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téng

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téng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
téng | teng2
English translation
to fly, to soar; to gallop, to prance; rising, steaming

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About téng

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Number of strokes

20

Traditional form

téng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A person  zhèn  riding a horse 

Etymology of téng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

朕馬

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhèn represents the sound. Simplified form of téng .

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Words with téng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
折腾 zhēteng to torment sb折騰
téng to soar téng
沸腾 fèiténg to flare up沸騰
腾出 téng chū to make (some time or space) available (for sb)騰出
奔腾 Bēn téng to gallop奔騰
图腾 tú téng totem (loanword)圖騰
腾飞 téng fēi fig. rapid advance騰飛
腾空 téng kōng to soar騰空
闹腾 nào teng to disturb鬧騰
翻腾 fān téng to turn over翻騰
热气腾腾 rè qì téng téng piping hot熱氣騰騰
欢腾 huān téng jubilation歡騰
热血沸腾 rè xuè fèi téng to be fired up (idiom)熱血沸騰
升腾 shēng téng to rise升騰
扑腾 pū teng flutter撲騰
杀气腾腾 shā qì téng téng ferocious殺氣騰騰
倒腾 dǎo teng to move倒騰
龙腾虎跃 lóng téng hǔ yuè vigorous and active龍騰虎躍
腾腾 téng téng steaming騰騰
腾冲 Téng chōng Tengchong county in Baoshan 保山 Bǎo shān [Bǎo​shān], Yunnan騰沖
腾挪 téng nuó to move騰挪

téng Decomposition & Compounds

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