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墙

qiáng

wall

A wall with a small vine
Memory picture

Character

墙 qiáng

Strokes
14
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 啬 miserly, stingy, thrifty
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 墙上有画。 Qiáng shàng yǒu huà. A painting hangs on the wall.
  • 这面墙很白。 Zhè miàn qiáng hěn bái. This wall looks very white.
  • 别靠墙站。 Bié kào qiáng zhàn. Do not stand against the wall.

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