壩 (baa3 | ba4) : dam; dyke

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壩

baa3

ba4

dam; dyke; embankment

Stroke count: 24

Level: 2

Radical: 土 (#32)

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

壩 / 坝

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 23rd Apr 2012 05:52

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暗壩 am3 baa3 an4 ba4 = an underwater dam

堤壩 tai4 baa3 di1 ba4 = dam

水壩 seoi2 baa3 shui3 ba4 = dam

邊壩 bin1 baa3 bian1 ba4 = Bianba (place in Tibet)

平壩 ping4 baa3 ping2 ba4 = Pingba (place in Guizhou)

妥壩 to5 baa3 tuo3 ba4 = Toba (place in Tibet)

三峽堤壩工程 saam1 haap6 tai4 baa3 gung1 cing4 san1 xia2 di1 ba4 gong1 cheng2 = The Three Gorges Dam project

阿壩 aa3 baa3 a1 ba4 = Ngawa, ch. Aba (town in Kham prov. of Tibet, pres. Sichuan)

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Decimal representation of this word: 壩
Unicode code for this character: U+58e9 (off-site link)

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