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嫦

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used in 嫦娥[Chang2 e2]; used in female given names

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Strokes
14
Radical
女 +11
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
嫦
Common rank
#5,698
Unicode
U+5AE6

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Formation & memory

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How 嫦 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

女 meaning “woman” + 常 sound ( cháng )

Components 女 常

Words with 嫦

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WordPinyinMeaning
嫦娥 Cháng é Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology); one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar …