WordTaiwan frequency #24,441
中元節
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
“Ghost Festival; Zhongyuan Festival on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, when offerings are made to spirits and ancestors”
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中
ㄓㄨㄥ
Center; middle; within; among; during; China; Chinese; to hit a target; to win.
元
ㄩㄢˊ
The basic unit of Chinese currency; the first or beginning; origin; head; a surname; dynasty name; mathematical variable; geological eon.
節
ㄐㄧㄝˊ
Joint or segment of a plant stem or animal bone; section or paragraph; moral integrity or principles; classifier for lessons or train cars; seasonal festival or solar term.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 中國ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊChina; the country in East Asia; historically, the Central Kingdom; mainland China (as distinct from Taiwan)
- 其中ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥamong; in; included among these; in the middle of; within that group or set.
- 中心ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣcenter; heart; core; the middle point or most important part of something; a central location or hub
- 中央ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤcenter; middle; central point; central government or national authorities (as opposed to local government).
- 台中ㄊㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥTaichung, a major city in central Taiwan; sometimes used in mainland contexts to refer to central Taiwan.
- 美元ㄇㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊUS dollar; the official currency of the United States; used in mainland China and Taiwan to refer to the American dollar
- 高中ㄍㄠ ㄓㄨㄥto pass an exam brilliantly (used in congratulations)
- 節目ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄨˋTV or radio program; show; an item or segment in a performance; a scheduled activity or event.
- 國中ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄥjunior high school (Taiwan)
- 之中ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥinside; among; in the midst of; during.
- 當中ㄉㄤ ㄓㄨㄥamong; in the middle; in the center; within a group or between others
- 中共ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˋabbreviation for the Chinese Communist Party; often used to refer to its government or regime.