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道歉

dào qiàn

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

dào qiàn · dou6 hip3 (Jyutping)

  1. to apologize

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

道

Meaning
path, road, street; method, way
Radical
辶
Strokes
12
Components
⿺辶首
Cangjie
YTHU
Four-corner
3830.6

歉

Meaning
deficient, lacking, insufficient
Radical
欠
Strokes
14
Components
⿰兼欠
Cangjie
TCNO
Four-corner
8728.2

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