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chēn

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chēn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chēn | chen1
English translation
to be angry at, to rebuke, to scold

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About chēn

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

chēn

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of chēn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口真

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

zhēn

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using chēn

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上下 shàng xià miàn 需要 xūyào yòng liǎng 密封 mìfēng chēn kuài .

Two sealing blocks are needed for both upper and lower surfaces.

Words with chēn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
chēn to be angry at chēn
娇嗔 jiāo chēn (of a girl) to feign anger coquettishly嬌嗔
嗔怪 chēn guài to blame嗔怪 chēn guài
嗔怒 chēn nù to get angry嗔怒 chēn nù
嗔怨 chēn yuàn to complain嗔怨 chēn yuàn
回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ to go from anger to happiness (idiom)回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ
嗔斥 chēn chì to rebuke嗔斥 chēn chì
嗔色 chēn sè angry or sullen look嗔色 chēn sè

chēn Decomposition & Compounds

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