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zàn

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zàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zàn | zan4
English translation
to praise, to eulogize; to commend

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About zàn

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Number of strokes

26

Traditional form

zàn

Contains the radical

yán

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

Words  yán  of praise  zàn zàn also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of zàn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

言贊

Explanation

Simplified form of zàn . Phonosemantic compound. bèi represents the meaning and shēn represents the sound. Shells ( bèi ) were used as currency in ancient China. Used here to depict financial support.

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Words with zàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zàn to patronize zàn
赞成 zànchéng to approve贊成
赞助 zànzhù to support贊助
赞同 zàn tóng to approve of讚同
赞美 zànměi to admire讚美
称赞 chēngzàn to praise稱讚
赞扬 zàn yáng to praise讚揚
赞赏 zàn shǎng to admire讚賞
赞叹 zàntàn to exclaim in admiration讚嘆
赞誉 zàn yù to praise贊譽
赞助商 zàn zhù shāng sponsor贊助商
赞成票 zàn chéng piào approval贊成票
赞许 zàn xǔ to praise讚許
赞不绝口 zàn bù jué kǒu to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven讚不絕口
赞比亚 Zàn bǐ yà Zambia贊比亞
赞颂 zàn sòng to bless讚頌
参赞 cān zàn attache參贊
夸赞 kuā zàn to praise誇贊
盛赞 shèng zàn an accolade盛讚
赞叹不已 zàn tàn bù yǐ to be full of praise (idiom)贊嘆不已

zàn Decomposition & Compounds

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