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cí

phrase, expression; words, speech

🔤 Pictophonetic: 讠 (words) provides meaning, 司 provides pronunciation
HSK 3 7 strokes Very Common (10%)
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讠
yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
司
sī
to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer
⿰讠司 i

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yán
讠
words, speech; to speak, to say
2 strokes
sī
司
to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer
💡 Ideographic: A person speaking orders 口 and raising their arm
5 strokes HSK 2

Words Using 词 (269)

cídiǎn
词典 ↗
HSK 3
dictionary (of Chinese compound words) / also written [[辭典|辞典<cídiǎn>]] / CL:[[部<bù>]], [[本<běn>]]
cíyǔ
词语 ↗
HSK 4
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression
cíhuì
词汇 ↗
HSK 5
vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word
cí
词 ↗
word / statement / speech / lyrics / CL:[[組|组<zǔ>]], [[個|个<gè>]] / classical Chinese poem / CL:[[首<shǒu>]]
cí
词 ↗
old variant of [[詞|词<cí>]]
zhèngcí
证词 ↗
testimony
dāncí
单词 ↗
word / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
chéncílàndiào
陈词滥调 ↗
cliché / commonplace / truism / stereotype
shīcí
诗词 ↗
verse
guānjiàncí
关键词 ↗
keyword
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