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撞

zhuàng

to bump into; to hit

A person bumping into a door
Memory picture

Character

撞 zhuàng

Strokes
15
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 童 child, boy
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 车撞树了。 Chē zhuàng shù le. The car hit a tree.
  • 别撞到我。 Bié zhuàng dào wǒ. Do not bump into me.
  • 他撞了门。 Tā zhuàng le mén. He bumped into the door.

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