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chàn

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chàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chàn | chan4
English translation
to regret, to repent; confession, penitence

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About chàn

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

chàn

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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Etymology of chàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

忄千

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

qiān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and qiān represents the sound. Simplified form of chàn .

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Example sentences using chàn

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忏悔 chàn huǐ de guì zài 母亲 mǔqīn 脚下 jiǎo xià .

She knelt at her mother's feet in penance.

很多基督徒 Jī dū tú dōu 定期 dìngqī Xiàng 牧师 mù shī 忏悔 chàn huǐ 他们 tā men de 罪行 zuì xíng 恶念.

Many Christians regularly confess their guilty actions and thoughts to a priest.

shì 罪人 zuì rén 必须 bìxū 忏悔 chàn huǐ de 罪过 zuì guo

I am a sinner and I need to repent of my sins.

干脆 gāncuì 教堂 jiào táng 忏悔 chàn huǐ 自己 zìjǐ de 罪过 zuì guo

You just go to the church and confess your sins.

Words with chàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
忏悔 chàn huǐ to confess懺悔
chàn regret chàn

chàn Decomposition & Compounds

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