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zuàn

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zuàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zuàn | zuan4
English translation
to hold, to grip, to grasp

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About zuàn

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Number of strokes

23

Traditional form

zuàn

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of zuàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌纂

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

zuǎn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and zuǎn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zuàn

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科烈 Qián zuàn zài 湿淋淋 de shǒu 心里 xīn li , le shào , Yóu zǒu le .

The boy seized it in his wet hand and swam away.

zuàn jǐn 双手 shuāng shǒu 放在 tuǐ shǎng ,掩饰 yǎnshì 颤抖 chàndǒu .

She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling.

觉得 juéde 钓丝 jǐn , chóng , zuàn zài 手里 shǒu lǐ hěn 轻松 qīngsōng de .

He felt no strain nor weight and he held the line lightly.

亚历克 zuàn jǐn 拳头 quántou yǎo 咯咯 gē gē xiǎng

Alex clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.

加里 Jiā lǐ jiāng 一枚便士 biàn shì zuàn zài 手中

Gary clutched a penny in his fist.

Words with zuàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zuàn to hold zuàn

zuàn Decomposition & Compounds

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