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CHINESE CHARACTER
yāng
央
央
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center; beg
- Numbered pinyin
- yang1
- English meanings
- center; to beg
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
surname Yang
keep
illness; ailment
to raise
raise; spread
poplar; surname Yang
measure word (kinds)
disaster
oxygen (chemistry)
vast
ripple
to itch
seedling; sprout
baa
sun; yang
sun; yang
Example sentences
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- 01
He sits in the center.
- 02
She begged me for help.
Related words
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- 中央
- 央求
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- 央行