Chinese

環境

/xu̯än³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
environment (place in which people, animals and plants live); surroundings (Classifier: 個／个 m)
  • TOCFL 4
  • 环境

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  • characterChinese環 “circle; ring; hoop”
    • meaningChinese玉 “jade (originally nephrite, now also including jadeite)”
    • soundChinese睘 “to look frightenedly”
      • meaningChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
      • soundChinese袁 “long”
        • ideaChinese衣 “garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)”
        • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
  • characterChinese境 “border; boundary; frontier”
    • meaningChinese土 “earth; soil”
    • soundChinese竟 “to finish; to end (literary)”
      • ideaChinese音 “sound; voice; tone”
      • ideaChinese儿 “standing person”

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