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guà

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guà Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guà | gua4
English translation
coat, jacket; gown, robe

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About guà

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

guà

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

clothes

Etymology of guà

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

衤卦

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

guà

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and guà represents the sound.

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Example sentences using guà

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zhè 褂子 guà zi Bái le .

The coat has turned whitish from much washing.

一群穿着 chuān zhuó 白大褂 de 医生 yīshēng zhàn zài 楼梯 lóu tī 顶上 dǐng shàng

At the top of the stairs stood the white-coated doctors.

Words with guà

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
guà gown guà
马褂 mǎ guà buttoned mandarin jacket of the Qing dynasty 清代 Qīng dài [Qīng​dài] (1644-1911)馬褂
褂子 guà zi unlined upper garment褂子 guà zi
小褂 xiǎo guà close-fitting (Chinese-style) upper garment小褂 xiǎo guà

guà Decomposition & Compounds

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