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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- chuan3
- English meanings
- to gasp, to pant, asthma
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 耑.
Meaning & sound clues
口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.
耑 is identified as the sound component (duān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 喘.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
bunch
teach
river; Sichuan
to wear
error; misfortune
bow
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 喘息