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潼

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high; name of a pass

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Strokes
15
Radical
水 +12
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
潼
Common rank
#3,481
Unicode
U+6F7C

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Formation & memory

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How 潼 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 童 sound ( tóng )

Components 氵 童

Words with 潼

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WordPinyinMeaning
潼南区 Tóng nán Qū Tongnan, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
潼关县 Tóng guān Xiàn Tongguan, a county in Weinan City 渭南市[Wei4 nan2 Shi4], Shaanxi
临潼区 Lín tóng Qū Lintong, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
潼南 Tóng nán see 潼南區|潼南区[Tong2 nan2 Qu1]
潼关 Tóng guān see 潼關縣|潼关县[Tong2 guan1 Xian4]
临潼 Lín tóng see 臨潼區|临潼区[Lin2 tong2 Qu1]
梓潼县 Zǐ tóng Xiàn Zitong, a county in Mianyang City 綿陽市|绵阳市[Mian2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan
梓潼 Zǐ tóng see 梓潼縣|梓潼县[Zi3 tong2 Xian4]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 童 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
童 sound part tóng child, boy; servant boy; virgin
撞 zhuàng to bump into, to collide, to hit, to knock against
瞳 tóng the pupil of the eye
幢 zhuàng carriage curtain; sun screen; tent; measure word for buildings
憧 chōng indecisive, irresolute; to yearn for
艟 chōng ancient warship
疃 tuǎn hamlet; area near a city