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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhuàn

赚

赚

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Numbered pinyin
zhuan4
English meanings
knock_up, garner, take in, clear, make profit, earn, gain, draw, realize, make a profit, do, bring_in, get, pull_in, make, bring in, pick_up, pull in

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 贝; right 兼.

  • Left

    贝
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  • Right

    兼
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    • Top

      丷
    • Bottom

      ⿱
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Meaning & sound clues

贝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “money”.

兼 is identified as the sound component (jiān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 赚.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰贝兼

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

    zhuànqián赚钱。

    Make money.

  2. 02

    zhuàn赚le了。

    Earned.

  3. 03

    zhuàn赚wài外kuài快。

    Earn extra.

  4. 04

    zhuàn赚le了bùshǎo不少。

    Made quite a bit.

  5. 05

    wèi为zhuànqián赚钱。

    To earn money.

  6. 06

    wěn稳wěn稳zhuàn赚。

    Earn steadily.

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  • 赚钱