诵

sòng

s+òng·4th tone

to read aloud · to recite

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢谈证谋

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Character Decomposition

诵=讠+甬

Etymology

speech

Meanings

to read aloud

to recite

sòng

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Words with 诵 106 total

to tell · to inform告诵gào sòng widely known · on everyone's lips传诵chuán sòng to recite · to repeat from memory背诵bèi sòng to recite silently; to chant silently默诵mò sòng to read out · to recite · to remember sb (while talking about sth else)念诵niàn sòng

Idioms with 诵 15 total Chain

have a photographic (or very retentive) memory · be able to recite a passage after one perusal · be able to recite something after reading it over once过目成诵guò mù chéng sòng

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