thân mến
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰən˧˧ men˧˥/
Central
/tʰəŋ˧˥ mḛn˩˧/
Southern
/tʰəŋ˧˧ məːŋ˧˥/
dear
2 senses
2 Components
Adjective
dear
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
dear
Greetings & Politeness
Used as a polite or affectionate way to address someone in writing.
vi Anh ấy bắt đầu bức thư bằng lời chào Thân mến.
en He began the letter with the greeting “Dear.”
Sense 2
Adjective
dear
Dear or beloved; often used in letter greetings.
vi Lan thân mến, mình viết thư này để hỏi thăm bạn.
en Dear Lan, I am writing this letter to ask how you are.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
身悗
Candidates by syllable
thân
身
mến
悗（𢚽 / 𨢼）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.