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字HANZI DESK

在

zài

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zài · zoi6 (Jyutping)

  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

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Character breakdown

在

Meaning
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
Radical
土
Strokes
6
Components
⿸才土
Cangjie
KLG
Four-corner
4021.4

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