Chinese

認為

/ɻən⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
to think (that); to believe (that); to be of the opinion (that); to hold the view (that)
  • TOCFL 3
  • 認爲
  • 认为

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  • characterChinese認 “to recognize; to know; to understand; to acknowledge”
    • meaningChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
    • soundChinese忍 “to endure; to bear; to suffer”
      • soundChinese刃 “blade; knife edge”
      • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆/颗 m; 個/个 c; 粒 mn)”
  • characterChinese為 “to do; to accomplish; to take action”
    • simplified fromChinese爲
    • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
    • ideaChinese象 “elephant (Classifier: 頭/头 m; 隻/只 m c mn)”

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