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kuāng

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kuāng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kuāng | kuang1
English translation
onomatopoetic, a clang or clatter

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About kuāng

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

kuāng

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Onomatopoeia / 拟声词 nǐ shēng cí Nǐ shēng cí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of kuāng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口匡

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

kuāng

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Example sentences using kuāng

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发出 fā chū le 金属 jīnshǔ 碰击 pèng jī 般的哐啷 kuāng lāng shēng gēn 破钟似的 shìde

It gave a metallic clang, like a cracked bell.

然后 ránhòu 那个 nà ge 伐木工脱手 tuō shǒu 甩出 le 斧头 fǔ tóu kuāng 每个 rén dōu 听见 tīng jiàn 了。

Then the woodcutter let his axe fly— Thwack! Everyone heard it.

不知 bù zhī 什么 shénme 东西 dōngxī 哐啷 kuāng lāng 一声 yī shēng diào zài 地上 dì shang

Something fell to the floor with a clunk.

Words with kuāng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
kuāng (onom.) clang kuāng
哐啷 kuāng lāng clatter哐啷 kuāng lāng

kuāng Decomposition & Compounds

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