倉 (cong1 | cang1) : storehouse

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倉

cong1

cang1

storehouse; warehouse; granary

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

倉 / 仓

This word has been viewed 9559 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Dec 2009 03:25

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倉庫 cong1 fu3 cang1 ku4 = warehouse; store; depot; godown

倉促 cong1 cuk1 cang1 cu4 = hurried; hasty

清倉 cing1 cong1 = to make an inventory of the stock in a warehouse

監倉 gaam1 cong1 = jail, gaol 粵

貨倉 fo3 cong1 = a warehouse, storehouse

儲入倉庫 cyu5 jap6 cong1 fu3 chu3 ru4 cang1 ku4 = to warehouse

迷你倉 mai4 nei5 cong1 mi2 ni3 cang1 = mini-storeroom

倉底貨 cong1 dai2 fo3 = old stock, old goods

開倉價 hoi1 cong1 gaa3 kai1 cang1 jia4 = special warehouse price; selling at special price

倉鼠 cong1 syu2 cang1 shu3 = a hamster

筒倉 tung4*2 cong1 = a silo (lit., "tube-shaped granary")

糧倉 loeng4 cong1 liang2 cang1 = granary, barn; a figurative "bread basket" (of fertile agricultural land)

穀倉 guk1 cong1 gu3 cang1 = granary

爆倉 baau3 cong1 bao4 cang1 = break in and steal from warehouse 粵

倉皇 cong1 wong4 cang1 huang2 = be in a haste; be in a hurry; hurriedly

倉皇失措 cong1 wong4 sat1 cou3 cang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4 = be in panic; be panic-stricken

倉猝 cong1 cyut3 cang1 cu4 = variant of 倉促

倉頡 cong1 kit3 cang1 jie2 = Cangjie; Tsang Chieh; Chong Kit

北倉區 bak1 cong1 keoi1 bei3 cang1 qu1 = Beicang (area in Zhejiang)

太倉 taai3 cong1 tai4 cang1 = Taicang (city in Jiangsu)

倉頡輸入法 cong1 kit3 syu1 jap6 faat3 cang1 jie2 shu1 ru4 fa3 = Cangjie input method, Changjie, Cang Jie

暗度陳倉 am3 dou6 can4 cong1 an4 du4 chen2 cang1 = 1. do sth. under the guise of another 2. to engage in an illicit affair

暗渡陳倉 am3 dou6 can4 cong1 an4 du4 chen2 cang1 = 1. do sth. under the guise of another 2. to engage in an illicit affair

倉田保昭 cong1 tin4 bou2 ciu1 cang1 tian2 bao3 zhao1 = Yasuaki Kurata

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 倉
Unicode code for this character: U+5009 (off-site link)

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