Chinese

智慧

/ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
wisdom; intelligence
  • HSK 6
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese智 “wisdom; knowledge; intelligence”
    • ideaChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
    • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
    • ideaChinese子 “child; offspring; descendant”
  • characterChinese慧 “bright; intelligent”
    • soundChinese彗 “broom”
      • ideaChinese甡 “broom”
      • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆/颗 m; 個/个 c; 粒 mn)”

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