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zèng

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zèng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zèng | zeng4
English translation
to bestow, to confer, to present a gift

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About zèng

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Number of strokes

19

Traditional form

zèng

Contains the radical

bèi

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

money

Etymology of zèng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

貝曾

Semantic compound

bèi

Phonetic compound

Zēng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Bèi represents the meaning and Zēng represents the sound. Simplified form of zèng .

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Words with zèng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
捐赠 juān zèng to donate捐贈
赠送 zèngsòng to present as a gift贈送
zèng to repel zèng
赠品 zèng pǐn gift贈品
赠与 zèng yǔ to grant贈與
馈赠 kuì zèng to present (a gift) to (sb)饋贈
赠予 zèng yǔ to grant贈予
转赠 zhuǎn zèng to pass on a present轉贈
捐赠者 juān zèng zhě donor捐贈者
赠款 zèng kuǎn grant贈款
遗赠 yí zèng to bequeath遺贈
敬赠 jìng zèng complimentary敬贈
追赠 zhuī zèng to give to the departed追贈
奉赠 fèng zèng (honorific) to present奉贈
临别赠言 lín bié zèng yán words of advice on parting臨別贈言
赠与者 zèng yǔ zhě giver贈與者

zèng Decomposition & Compounds

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