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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zeng4
- English meanings
- to give as a present, to repel, to bestow an honorary title after death (old)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 贝; right 曾.
Meaning & sound clues
贝 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “money”.
曾 is identified as the sound component (céng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 赠.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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hate; detest
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Related words
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- 捐赠
- 赠送