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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- chen4
- English meanings
- while
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from the lower left structure
Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 走; inside 㐱.
Meaning & sound clues
走 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.
㐱 is identified as the sound component (zhěn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 趁.
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.
dust; dirt
sincerity
morning
deep
minister; subject
lining; set off
time; celestial body
old; arrange; surname
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 趁早
- 趁机
- 趁着