塵 (can4 | chen2) : dust; this world; trace

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塵

can4

chen2

[1] dust; dirt
[2] this world
[3] trace; track

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 土 (#32)

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

塵 / 尘

This word has been viewed 13598 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Mar 2011 10:14

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吸塵 kap1 can4 = to vacuum

吸塵機 kap1 can4 gei1 = vacuum cleaner

塵土 can4 tou2 chen2 tu3 = dust

真空吸塵器 zan1 hung1 kap1 can4 hei3 zhen1 kong1 xi1 chen2 qi4 = vacuum cleaner

真空吸塵 zan1 hung1 kap1 can4 zhen1 kong1 xi1 chen2 = vacuum cleaning; to vacuum; to hoover

煙塵 jin1 can4 = soot

塵埃 can4 oi1 chen2 ai1 = dust

布滿塵埃 bou3 mun5 can4 oi1 bu4 man3 chen2 ai1 = covered with dust all over

沙塵暴 saa1 can4 bou6 sha1 chen2 bao4 = sandstorm

灰塵 fui1 can4 hui1 chen2 = dust
See all 32 compounds (CantoDict reports 34 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 塵

扐走啲塵。粵
Flick away the dust.

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Decimal representation of this word: 塵
Unicode code for this character: U+5875 (off-site link)

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