Chinese

描述

/mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/
to describe; to portray; to depict
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 7

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  • characterChinese描 “to copy; to trace; to sketch”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • soundChinese苗 “young plant (e.g. seedling, sapling); shoot arising from the ground (Classifier: 株; 根)”
      • ideaChinese艸 “grass”
      • ideaChinese田 “farmland (Classifier: 塊／块 m c)”
  • characterChinese述 “to follow; to adhere to; to observe; to obey; to go by”
    • meaningChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • soundChinese朮 “original form of 秫 (shú, “glutinous millet; sorghum”)”

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