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CHINESE CHARACTER

juān

捐

捐

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donate

Numbered pinyin
juan1
English meanings
donation, subscription, relinquish, abandonment, subscribe, contribution, donate, abandon, contribute

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 肙.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    肙
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Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

肙 is identified as the sound component (yuàn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 捐.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰扌肙

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

    juān捐qián钱。

    Donate money.

  2. 02

    juānkuǎn捐款。

    Donations.

  3. 03

    juān捐wù物。

    Donate goods.

  4. 04

    zìyuàn自愿juān捐。

    Donate voluntarily.

  5. 05

    wèi为zāiqū灾区juān捐。

    Donate for the disaster area.

  6. 06

    juān捐chū出àixīn爱心。

    Give with love.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 募捐
  • 捐助
  • 捐款
  • 捐献
  • 捐赠