Chinese

著名

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/
famous; well-known; noted; renowned
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese著 “to attach to; to stick to; to adhere to”
    • simplified fromChinese箸 “chopsticks (Classifier: 雙/双; 奇 md mn)”
      • meaningChinese竹 “bamboo (Classifier: 枝; 棵 m; 根 m; 轆/辘 c)”
    • meaningChinese艸 “grass”
    • soundChinese者 “Used at the end of a command.”
  • characterChinese名 “name”
    • ideaChinese夕 “night; evening; dusk”
    • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”

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