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CHINESE CHARACTER

téng

腾

腾

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to soar

Numbered pinyin
teng2
English meanings
to soar, to gallop, to prance, to turn over, to vacate, to clear

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper left structure

Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 朕; inside 马.

  • Outside

    朕
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    • Left

      月
    • Right

      关
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  • Inside

    马

Meaning & sound clues

马 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “horse”.

朕 is identified as the sound component (zhèn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 腾.

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

Decomposition reference

⿸朕马

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

    téng腾chū出shíjiān时间。

    Make time.

  2. 02

    téng腾kōng空ér而qǐ起。

    Soar into the air.

  3. 03

    hélǐ合理ānpái安排。

    Plan sensibly.

  4. 04

    gāoxiào高效lìyòng利用。

    Use efficiently.

  5. 05

    mèngxiǎng梦想qǐ起háng航。

    Dreams take off.

  6. 06

    zhǎn展chì翅gāo高fēi飞。

    Spread wings.

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