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duó

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duó Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
duó | duo2
English translation
bell; surname

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About duó

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

bell

Etymology of duó

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

jīn

Semantic compound

jīn

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Example sentences using duó

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他于1982 Nián bèi 任命 rènmìng wéi 天主教 Tiān zhǔ jiào 司铎 sī duó

He was ordained a Catholic priest in

gēn 我们 wǒmen dōu duó 风格 fēnggé de 房间 fángjiān 起来 qǐlai 这个 zhè ge 房间 fángjiān 显得 xiǎnde 素雅 sù yǎ ér 大气 dà qì

The room was light and lofty compared with our Tudor ones.

Words with duó

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
duó surname Duo
司铎 sī duó priest司鐸

duó Decomposition & Compounds

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