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19 strokesTrad.

thoroughbred horse

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Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous
Strokes
19
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰马冀

In this compound, the meaning comes from (horse); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

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Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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Words with

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lǎo

old thoroughbred; fig. aged person with great aspirations

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ào

fine horse; thoroughbred

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Feng Jicai (1942-), novelist from Tianjin, author of Extraordinary people i…

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lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)

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cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are trea…

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cow and famous steed at the same trough (idiom); fig. the common and the great are trea…

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lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged p…

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