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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- hua2
- English meanings
- slippery, smooth, cunning, crafty
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 骨.
Meaning & sound clues
氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.
骨 is identified as the sound component (gǔ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 滑.
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.
to cut
melt
splendid; China
clamor; uproar
clamor; uproar
cunning; crafty
painting
flower; to spend
words; speech
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 光滑
- 滑冰
- 滑梯
- 滑稽
- 滑雪