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gēng

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gēng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gēng | geng1
English translation
soup, broth

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About gēng

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Number of strokes

19

Traditional form

gēng

Contains the radical

Yáng

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

A pleasing Měi lamb  gāo  soup

Etymology of gēng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

羔美

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Example sentences using gēng

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残羹剩饭 cán gēng shèng fàn wéi gǒu le .

The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.

农民 nóngmín yòng 厨房 chúfáng de 残羹剩饭 cán gēng shèng fàn wéi zhū .

Farmers feed kitchen leftovers to the pigs.

农民 nóngmín men yòng 厨房 chúfáng de 残羹剩饭 cán gēng shèng fàn wéi zhū .

Farmers feed kitchen waste to the pigs.

zhè shì zhǒng 良好 liánghǎo de 疫苗 yì miáo , 尤其 yóuqí duì wéi 残羹 cán gēng de zhū .

It is a good vaccine, particularly in pigs fed on swill.

剩饭 shèng fàn 残羹 cán gēng wéi gǒu .

Feed the remains or the meal to the dog.

Words with gēng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
gēng soup gēng
调羹 tiáo gēng spoon調羹
闭门羹 bì mén gēng to be refused entrance (idiom)閉門羹
残羹剩饭 cán gēng shèng fàn leftovers from a meal殘羹剩飯
残羹 cán gēng leftovers from a meal殘羹
吃闭门羹 chī bì mén gēng to be refused entrance (idiom)吃閉門羹
肉羹 ròu gēng stew肉羹 ròu gēng
羹汤 gēng tāng soup羹湯
羊羹 yáng gēng yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form羊羹 yáng gēng

gēng Decomposition & Compounds

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