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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zan4
- English meanings
- to scurry, variant of 暫|暂[zan4]
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 斩; bottom 日.
Meaning & sound clues
日 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “sun”.
斩 is identified as the sound component (zhǎn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 暂.
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.
I or me we (including both the speaker and the person spoken to) variant of 咱[zan2]
to bring together
temporary; for now
praise; support
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Related words
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- 暂停
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- 短暂