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现存

xiàncún

existing

An old wooden pavilion beside modern buildings
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Characters in this word

现 xiàn

Strokes
8
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 现

存 cún

Strokes
6
Radical
子 — son, child
Made of
才 ability, talent, gift 子 son, child
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 现存资料不足以证明这个判断完全正确。 Xiàncún zīliào bù zúyǐ zhèngmíng zhège pànduàn wánquán zhèngquè. The existing materials are insufficient to prove that this judgement is completely correct.
  • 这是现存最古老的木头房子。 Zhè shì xiàncún zuì gǔlǎo de mùtou fángzi. This is the oldest surviving wooden house.
  • 现存的几份手稿都放在博物馆里。 Xiàncún de jǐ fèn shǒugǎo dōu fàng zài bówùguǎn lǐ. The few surviving manuscripts are all kept in the museum.

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