Chinese

小型

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
small-scale; small; minor
  • HSK 4

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  • characterChinese小 “small, tiny, little”
    • ideaChinese八 “eight”
    • ideaChinese丨 “To connect vertically; to pass through from top to bottom.”
  • characterChinese型 “mold”
    • soundChinese刑 “penalty; sentence; punishment”
      • soundChinese井 “well (a hole sunk into the ground) (Classifier: 口; 眼)”
      • meaningChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
    • meaningChinese土 “earth; soil”

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