chăn

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chănlevelngang

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chăn means to shepherd; to nurture; to foster.

Meanings of chăn in English

Verb

to shepherd; to lead and guard free-range livestock animals
to nurture; to foster; to raise

Noun

Northern Vietnam a blanket or a duvet ≈ mền

Words with chăn

chăn nuôi chăn chiếu chăn gối chăn rau

Example sentences with chăn

Tôi đã cho anh ấy một cái chăn. I gave him a blanket.
Tôi đã tặng anh ấy một cái chăn. I gave him a blanket.
Suốt mùa đông, tôi ngủ với hai cái chăn. During winter I sleep with two blankets.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, chăn could be written as 𤛇, 𩝻, 𢅬, 𧜖. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 氈 (SV: chiên).

Frequently asked questions

What does chăn mean in English?

chăn (verb) means "to shepherd; to nurture; to foster".

How do you pronounce chăn?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕan˧˧]; Saigon [caŋ˧˧]. Tones: chăn — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.