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tranh

Level ≈A1 (approx.) nounverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]Huế [ʈɛɲ˧˧]Saigon [ʈan˧˧] browser voice
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tranh means straw; thatch.

Chinese characters: 爭

Meanings of tranh in English

Noun

  1. straw, thatch
    • nhà tranh vách đấtthatched house with walls made from clay

Noun

  1. painting, picture

Verb

  1. to compete, to fight for

Words with tranh

truyện tranhcạnh tranhchiến tranhđấu tranhgiao tranhtranh biệntranh cãitranh chấptranh đuatranh giànhtranh luậntranh thủcỏ tranhlều tranhnhà tranhtranh cửtranh tàitranh tụngtranh vẽtranh đấu

Example sentences with tranh

  • Đó là một bức tranh rất đẹp. That's a very beautiful painting.
  • Ông ấy đang vẽ một bức tranh. He is drawing a picture.
  • Có một số bức tranh trên tường. There are some pictures on the wall.
  • Bức tranh này bao nhiêu tuổi rồi? How old is that painting?
  • Những bức tranh được treo trên tường. Pictures are hanging on the wall.
  • Cô ấy đẹp như tranh ảnh. She is as pretty as a picture.
  • Cho tôi xem bức tranh đó một lát. Let me have a look at the picture.
  • Có một bức tranh bên trên tủ sách. There's a painting over the bookcase.

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, tranh could be written as 𢂰, 箏, 𦱊, 苓. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 幀 (SV: tránh).

Frequently asked questions

What does tranh mean in English?

tranh (noun) means "straw; thatch".

How do you pronounce tranh?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]; Saigon [ʈan˧˧]. Tones: tranh — level tone (ngang).

Is tranh a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tranh is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 爭.

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.