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CHINESE CHARACTER

chuáng

幢

幢

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Buddhist stone pillar

Numbered pinyin
chuang2
English meanings
Buddhist stone pillar, ancient streamer, ancient pennant, ancient pennant/streamer, m.[general],

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 巾; right 童.

  • Left

    巾
  • Right

    童
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    • Top

      立
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    • Bottom

      里
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Meaning & sound clues

巾 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “curtain”.

童 is identified as the sound component (tóng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 幢.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰巾童

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

    yī一chuáng幢lóu楼。

    A building.

  2. 02

    yī一chuáng幢fángzi房子。

    A house.

  3. 03

    yī一chuáng幢dàshà大厦。

    A high-rise.

  4. 04

    chuáng幢chuáng幢gāo高lóu楼。

    Tall buildings.

  5. 05

    yī一chuáng幢xīn新lóu楼。

    A new building.

  6. 06

    chuáng幢chuáng幢sǒnglì耸立。

    Towering buildings.

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