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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- si4
- English meanings
- Buddhist temple, mosque, government office (old)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 土; bottom 寸.
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.
measure word (approximations)
watch; wait
seem; similar
manage; department
four
think; thought
to tear
this; thus
die
sacrifice; worship
private; personal
unrestrained; shop
feed; raise
four-horse team
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 寺庙
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