nhen
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɲɛn˧˧/
Central
/ɲɛŋ˧˥/
Southern
/ɲɛŋ˧˧/
kindle
3 senses
Verb
kindle
Noun
treeshrew
Verb
rise
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
kindle
Core Actions
To start a fire or to begin a process, idea, or feeling.
vi Cô ấy nhen lửa trong bếp để chuẩn bị bữa tối.
en She kindled a fire in the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Sense 2
Verb
rise
To begin to appear or to move upward from a lower position.
vi Những tia nắng ban mai nhen dần qua làn sương mờ.
en The morning sunbeams begin to rise through the thick fog.
Noun
Sense 3
Noun
treeshrew
A small animal that belongs to the primate group and resembles a squirrel.
vi Con nhen nhanh nhẹn chạy nhảy trên các cành cây.
en The small animal resembles a squirrel and jumps among the branches.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
燃
Candidates by syllable
nhen
燃（𤡮 / 𡮫 / 𤢔）
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