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yuán

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yuán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yuán | yuan2
English translation
silkworm

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About yuán

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

yuán

Contains the radical

chóng

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

insect

Etymology of yuán

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

虫原

Semantic compound

chóng

Phonetic compound

yuán

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Example sentences using yuán

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这片潮湿 cháoshī 地区 dìqū 吸引 xīyǐn le 青蛙 qīng wā 蟾蜍 chán chú 蝾螈 róng yuán 一类 yī lèi de 生物 shēngwù

This wet area also attracts frogs, toads and newts.

Words with yuán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
蝾螈 róng yuán fire-bellied salamander (Cynops orientalis David)蠑螈
yuán newt yuán

yuán Decomposition & Compounds

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