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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zhuang4
- English meanings
- to knock against, to bump into, to run into, to meet by accident
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 童.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
童 is identified as the sound component (tóng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 撞.
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.
strong
makeup; adorn
village; manor; solemn
measure word (general)
form; state
fit
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 冲撞
- 撞击
- 碰撞