Chinese

任何

/ɻən⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/
any; all
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 4

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Lineage

  • characterChinese任 “to carry on a shoulder pole; to carry”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個/个 m c; 隻/只 h)”
    • soundChinese壬 “the ninth of the ten heavenly stems”
  • characterChinese何 “what; which”
    • soundChinese戈 “dagger-axe (an ancient Chinese weapon similar to a halberd)”
    • soundChinese可 “can; may; be able to”
      • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
      • soundChinese丂 “the appearance of air which is to be released”
        • componentChinese𠃑
        • componentChinese一 “one”

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