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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

桨

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiǎng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Oar/ɔːr/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4520 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他用桨划着小船。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A long pole with a flat blade at one end, used for rowing or steering a boat.

    "He dipped his oar quietly into the water to avoid disturbing the fish."
As verb
  1. 1

    To row a boat using oars.

    "They decided to oar across the calm lake at sunset."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'ār', tracing back to Proto-Germanic '*airō', which is ultimately connected to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to row. Over centuries, the spelling and phonetic realization shifted, but the core instrumental meaning of propelling a boat has remained intact.

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