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咱们

zánmen

we; us (including you)

A group gesturing together
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Characters in this word

咱 zán

Strokes
9
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 自 self
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

们 men

Strokes
5
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 门 gate, door, entrance, opening
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 咱们走吧。 Zánmen zǒu ba. Let us go.
  • 咱们吃饭。 Zánmen chī fàn. We are eating.
  • 咱们回家。 Zánmen huí jiā. We are going home.

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