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Character Decomposition
串=口+口+丨
Etymology
Two objects 口 strung 丨 together
Meanings
to string together
to skewer
to connect wrongly
to gang up
to rove
string
bunch
skewer
classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of
to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)
to move across
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Words with 串 72 total
to be lined up (like a chain of islands, a string of pearls etc) · to form a cluster (like a bunch of grapes) · to come one after the other (like a series of sighs)成串chéng chuàn(Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty · (modern) to play a transvestite role · to masquerade as an opponent反串fǎn chuànstring of cash钱串qián chuànone after the other · a succession of · a series of连串lián chuàn(coll.) skewers; barbecued food on sticks; (in Sichuan) Sichuan-style hotpot skewers (abbr. for 串串香 chuàn chuàn xiāng) · (coll.) non-pedigree pet (esp. dog or cat); mutt; mixed-breed cat串串chuàn chuànto collude to fabricate a story串供chuàn gòngserial port (computing)串口chuàn kǒuto become tainted with the smell of sth else · to pick up an odor串味chuàn wèito leave one's post while on duty串岗chuàn gǎngto act in a play · (of an amateur) to play a part in a professional performance串戏chuàn xìto exchange · to change · to swap串换chuàn huàn(Tw) (of music, video etc) to be streamed; (as a noun or attributive) streaming串流chuàn liúto cook on a skewer · barbecued food on a skewer · shish kebab · (fig.) to perform or play songs in sequence · sequence of songs · medley串烧chuàn shāoto get the lines crossed串线chuàn xiànto establish ties; to contact · (electricity) to connect (components) in series串联chuàn liánidentification number · IMEI串号chuàn hàoto miss a line · to confuse two lines串行chuàn hángto conspire串谋chuàn móuto collude · to collaborate · to gang up串通chuàn tōngto go from village to village (like an itinerant artist)串乡chuàn xiāngto call on sb · to drop in · to visit sb's home串门chuàn méncrosstalk · to overhear串音chuàn yīn(computing) character string (Tw)字串zì chuànto appear on stage in an amateur capacity · (of a professional) to make a guest appearance · (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties; to substitute for客串kè chuàn
Idioms with 串 4 total Chain
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