One hundred years is called a century.
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称为
Traditional: 稱為
chēng wéi
HSK 3.0 · 3
chēng wéi · cing1 wai4 (Jyutping)
- to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
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Character breakdown
称
- Meaning
- call; name, brand; address; say
- Radical
- 禾
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- ⿰禾尔
- Cangjie
- HDNF
- Four-corner
- 2899.0
为
- Meaning
- do, handle, govern, act; be
- Radical
- 丶
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- ⿻丶⿴力丶
- Cangjie
- IKSI
- Four-corner
- 3402
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Example sentences
She resented being called a coward.
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