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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- chou2
- English meanings
- dense, crowded, thick, many
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 禾; right 周.
Meaning & sound clues
禾 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “grain”.
周 is identified as the sound component (zhōu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 稠.
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.
ugly
foe
to worry about
lash
field; category
to look at
means
silk fabric
foul
reward; payment
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 稠密