Chinese symbol for “multiculturalism”

多元文化主义

duō yuán wén huà zhǔ yì

Traditional: 多元文化主義

multiculturalism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for multiculturalism is 多元文化主义 (duō yuán wén huà zhǔ yì), defined as: multiculturalism.

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Characters and stroke order

多 duō

much, many, multi-; more than, over

radical 36 ⼣ · 6 strokes

元 yuán

first; dollar; origin; head

radical 10 ⼉ · 4 strokes

文 wén

culture, literature, writing

radical 67 ⽂ · 4 strokes

化 huà

to change, to convert, to reform; -ize

radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes

主 zhǔ

to own; to host; master; host; lord

radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes

义 yì

right conduct, propriety; justice

radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

義 yì

Related words

Other words that share a character with 多元文化主义.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
许多 (許多)	xǔ duō	many; a lot of
多少	duō shǎo	number; amount; somewhat
多年	duō nián	many years; for many years
多数 (多數)	duō shù	majority; most
多么 (多麼)	duō me	how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc)
美元	měi yuán	American dollar; US dollar
多元	duō yuán	poly-; multi-
元素	yuán sù	element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element
文化	wén huà	culture; civilization
变化 (變化)	biàn huà	(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
主要	zhǔ yào	main; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)	yì yì	sense; meaning

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