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对称

duìchèn

symmetrical

A butterfly with two perfectly matching red wings
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Characters in this word

对 duì

Strokes
5
Radical
寸 — inch
Made of
又 and, also, again, in addition 寸 inch
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

称 chēng

Strokes
10
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 尔 you

Example phrases

  • 这座建筑的外观完全对称,却并不显得单调。 Zhè zuò jiànzhù de wàiguān wánquán duìchèn, què bìng bù xiǎnde dāndiào. The exterior of this building is completely symmetrical, yet it does not look monotonous.
  • 蝴蝶的两只翅膀完全对称,非常好看。 Húdié de liǎng zhī chìbǎng wánquán duìchèn, fēicháng hǎokàn. A butterfly's two wings are perfectly symmetrical and very beautiful.
  • 他把花瓶放在桌子中间,让两边摆得对称一些。 Tā bǎ huāpíng fàng zài zhuōzi zhōngjiān, ràng liǎngbiān bǎi de duìchèn yìxiē. He put the vase in the middle of the table so that both sides looked more symmetrical.

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