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調 diào

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調 diào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diào | diao4
English translation
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange

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About 調 diào

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

調 diào

Contains the radical

yán

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

speech

Etymology of 調 diào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

言周

Semantic compound

yán

Phonetic compound

Zhōu

Explanation

Simplified form of 調 diào . Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and Zhōu represents the sound.

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Words with 調 diào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
调查 diàochá inquiry調查
调整 tiáozhěng to adjust調整
diào to transfer調 diào
强调 qiángdiào to stress強調
协调 xiétiáo to coordinate協調
空调 kōngtiáo air conditioning空調
调节 tiáojié to adjust調節
低调 dī diào low pitch低調
调情 tiáo qíng to flirt調情
调控 tiáo kòng to regulate調控
调动 diàodòng to transfer調動
调研 diào yán research調研
宏观调控 hóng guān tiáo kòng macro-control宏觀調控
上调 shàng tiáo to raise (prices)上調
调解 tiáojiě to mediate調解
调味 tiáo wèi seasoning調味
下调 xià diào to demote下調
调头 diào tóu tune調頭
调度 diào dù to schedule調度
调皮 tiáopí naughty調皮
失调 shī diào imbalance失調
调戏 tiáo xì to dally調戲
单调 dāndiào monotonous單調
调料 tiáoliào condiment調料

調 diào Decomposition & Compounds

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