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调(調) tiáo adjust; blend in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 讠(言) yán “speech”. The colloquial name for this radical is 言字旁 yánzìpáng “side made up of the character 言.” The other component is 周 zhōu “around”.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 调酒 (調酒) tiáojiŭ mix cocktails or other alcoholic beverages [VO]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- 任 rèn duty; bear (a burden), Rén (as a surname)
- 鞋 xié shoe
- 石 shí rock, stone
- 建 jiàn establish, build
- 重 zhòng heavy; weight
- 馆(館) guăn establishment; hotel; restaurant
- 代 dài
- Animals
- 衣 yī clothing
- 心 xīn
- 员(員) yuán a person engaged in some field of activity; member
- 整 zhĕng exact (of clock times)
- Sports
- Religion
- 相 xiāng mutually