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xiǎn

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xiǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiǎn | xian3
English translation
lichen, moss

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About xiǎn

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

xiǎn

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

grass

Etymology of xiǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹鲜

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

xiǎn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and xiǎn represents the sound. Simplified form of xiǎn .

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Example sentences using xiǎn

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苔藓 tái xiǎn 柔软 róu ruǎn 起来 qǐlai xiàng 绒毛 róng máo

The moss was soft and furry to the touch.

yòng 苔藓 tái xiǎn diàn zài 铁丝 tiě sī 篮里很漂亮

Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.

Words with xiǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
苔藓 tái xiǎn moss苔蘚
xiǎn moss xiǎn

xiǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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