I've always wanted a pet.
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宠
Traditional: 寵
chǒng
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
chǒng · cung2 (Jyutping)
- to love
- to pamper
- to spoil
- to favor
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Character breakdown
宠
- Meaning
- favorite, concubine; favor
- Radical
- 宀
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿱宀龙
- Cangjie
- JIKP
- Four-corner
- 3041
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Example sentences
She kept various kinds of pets.
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