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CHINESE CHARACTER

chún

纯

纯

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pure

Numbered pinyin
chun2
English meanings
pure, simple

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 屯.

  • Left

    纟
  • Right

    屯
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    • First part

      一
    • Second part

      屮
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Meaning & sound clues

纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “silk”.

屯 is identified as the sound component (tún). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 纯.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰纟屯

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

    zhè这shì是chún纯shuǐ水。

    This is pure water.

  2. 02

    chún纯jīn金。

    Pure gold.

  3. 03

    tā她hěn很dānchún单纯。

    She is innocent.

  4. 04

    chún纯zhèng正de的wèidao味道。

    A pure taste.

  5. 05

    chún纯shǔ属wùhuì误会。

    A pure misunderstanding.

  6. 06

    chúncuì纯粹shì是yùnqi运气。

    Pure luck.

Explore words connected to this character.

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  • 纯粹