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qín

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qín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qín | qin2
English translation
to bite; to hold in the mouth

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About qín

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

qín

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of qín

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口禽

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

qín

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Example sentences using qín

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终于 zhōngyú tái tóu lái , 虽然 suīrán 眼里仍然 réngrán bǎo qín zhāo 泪水 lèi shuǐ , què 不能 bù néng zài 掩饰 yǎnshì le .

She looked up at last, and though her eyes still shone with tears, no more escaped.

迈克尔 Mài kè ěr 哀求地 kān zhāo 眼里 qín zhāo 泪水 lèi shuǐ

Michael looked at him imploringly, eyes brimming with tears.

双眼 shuāng yǎn qín Mǎn 泪水 lèi shuǐ

Her eyes filled with tears.

Words with qín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
qín to hold in (usually refers the mouth or eyes) qín

qín Decomposition & Compounds

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