凹 (nap1 nip1 aau3 | ao1) : concave; sunken; indented

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凹

nap1 nip1 aau3

ao1

[1] concave; sunken; hollow
[2] indented; shrivelled; deflated

Jyutping nap1 is standard reading; nip1 can be used as variant only for second meaning; and aau3 is used in certain placenames. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 凵 (#17)

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

凹

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Dec 2017 14:19

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凹凸 nap1 dat6 ao1 tu1 = bumpy, uneven; a rabbet in woodworking

凹凸印 nap1 dat6 jan3 = embossing

酒凹 zau2 nap1 = dimple 粵

凹凸不平 nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 ao1 tu1 bu4 ping2 = uneven, bumpy

凹鏡 nap1 geng3 ao1 jing4 = a concave mirror

凹口 nap1 hau2 = a notch

一凹一凸 jat1 nap1 jat1 dat6 = uneven, bumpy, difficult

凹陷 nap1 haam6 ao1 xian4 = hollow; sunken; depressed

凹處 lap1 cyu3 ao1 chu4 = cavity, nick, pocket, recession, pothole

凹位 nap1 wai6*2 = a recess, a recessed area

凹凹凸凸 nap1 nap1 dat6 dat6 ao1 ao1 tu1 tu1 = uneven, bumpy 粵

凹落去 nap1 lok6 heoi3 = hollow; sunken; depressed; sunk; to cave in 粵

一凹一凸，終生結合 jat1 nap1 jat1 dat6 zung1 sang1 git3 hap6 yi1 ao1 yi1 tu1 zhong1 sheng1 jie2 he2 = two individuals who complement each other with make lifetime partners 粵

中央凹 zung1 joeng1 nap1 zhong1 yang1 ao1 = fovea centralis

北潭凹 bak1 taam4 aau3 = Pak Tam Au

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聽人講手指甲凹凹凸凸係表示健康有問題粵
I hear that uneven finger nails means that there are some health issues.

這條路凹凸不平，真難走！
This road is so uneven, it's so difficult to walk!

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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.
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Decimal representation of this word: 凹
Unicode code for this character: U+51f9 (off-site link)

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