巾 (gan1 | jin1) : hankerchief, towel

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巾

gan1

jin1

[1] [n] handkerchief; napkin; towel
[2] [n] headgear; articles for dressing the hair
[3] Kangxi radical 50 (turban)

Stroke count: 3

Level: 1

Radical: 巾 (#50)

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

巾

This word has been viewed 8240 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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手巾 sau2 gan1 shou3 jin1 = hand towel; washcloth; handkerchief

毛巾 mou4 gan1 mao2 jin1 = towel

紙巾 zi2 gan1 zhi3 jin1 = tissue (paper)

抹手毛巾 maat3 sau2 mou4 gan1 ma1 shou3 mao2 jin1 = hand towel; handtowel

頸巾 geng2 gan1 jing3 jin1 = neckerchief, scarf

沙灘巾 saa1 taan1 gan1 sha1 tan1 jin1 = beach towel

衛生巾 wai6 sang1 gan1 wei4 sheng1 jin1 = sanitary napkin; sanitary towel

圍巾 wai4 gan1 wei2 jin1 = scarf; shawl

頭巾 tau4 gan1 tou2 jin1 = scarf; turban; head covering

面巾 min6 gan1 mian4 jin1 = face-cloth, face towel, washrag; shroud over the face of a corpse
See all 29 compounds (CantoDict reports 28 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing 1 example containing 巾

抰下條毛巾至用粵
Pull towel down before use.
[a more literal translation might be to "jolt" the towel]

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Decimal representation of this word: 巾
Unicode code for this character: U+5DFE (off-site link)

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