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猩 - xīng

species of orangutan

species of orangutan

How to read 猩

Click 猩 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinxīng
Englishspecies of orangutan
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

猩化 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 猩猩. Please read 猩红 one more time.

Common words with this character

to be corrupted by Standard Mandarin
orangutan; dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin
scarlet
scarlet fever

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 猩 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 猩化 and 猩猩 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 猩.