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CHINESE CHARACTER

qiáng

墙

墙

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wall

HSK 2
Numbered pinyin
qiang2
English meanings
wall

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 土; right 啬.

  • Left

    土

  • Right

    啬
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    • Top

      ⿻
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    • Bottom

      回
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      • Outside

        囗
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      • Inside

        口

Meaning & sound clues

土 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “earth”.

啬 is identified as the sound component (sè). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 墙.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰土啬

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    qiáng墙shàng上yǒu有huà画。

    There's a painting on the wall.

  2. 02

    zhè这miàn面qiáng墙hěn很bái白。

    This wall is white.

  3. 03

    kào靠zhe着qiáng墙。

    Lean against the wall.

  4. 04

    bǎ把huà画guà挂zài在qiáng墙shàng上。

    Hang the picture on the wall.

  5. 05

    qiáng墙huài坏le了。

    The wall is damaged.

  6. 06

    pá爬guò过nà那miàn面qiáng墙。

    Climb over that wall.

Related words

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  • 围墙
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  • 墙壁
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