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三十二 (sān shí èr) — thirty-two

Definition

numeral
thirty-two

Examples

  • 三十二。
    Wǒ jīn nián sān shí èr suì.
    I am thirty-two years old this year.
  • 三十二。
    Zhè ge bān yǒu sān shí èr gè xué shēng.
    There are thirty-two students in this class.
  • 三十二。
    Tā mǎi le sān shí èr běn shū.
    He bought thirty-two books.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

三十thirty
三sānthree十shíten
偏正Modifier + head
二èrtwo

三十二 combines 三 (three) with 十 (ten) to make thirty, then adds 二 (two).

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

三 is drawn as three parallel strokes, like 一 with one stroke and 二 with two.

Open 三 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The early shape 十 was mostly a single vertical stroke, sometimes with a dot, and later gained a horizontal stroke to form a cross. For the number ten, it marked the next digit above one.

Open 十 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

二 is drawn as two parallel strokes, where the number of strokes shows the amount.

Open 二 →
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