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[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. |
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手巾
sau2 gan1 = hand towel; washcloth; handkerchief
毛巾
mou4 gan1 = towel
紙巾
zi2 gan1 = tissue (paper)
抹手毛巾
maat3 sau2 mou4 gan1 = hand towel; handtowel
頸巾
geng2 gan1 = neckerchief, scarf
沙灘巾
saa1 taan1 gan1 = beach towel
衛生巾
wai6 sang1 gan1 = sanitary napkin; sanitary towel
圍巾
wai4 gan1 = scarf; shawl
頭巾
tau4 gan1 = scarf; turban; head covering
面巾
min6 gan1 = face-cloth, face towel, washrag; shroud over the face of a corpse
寶巾
bou2 gan1 = bougainvillea, a flowering plant native to South America
手巾仔
sau2 gan1 zai2 = handkerchief 粵
餐巾
caan1 gan1 = a napkin; a serviette
絲巾
si1 gan1 = silk scarf
濕紙巾
sap1 zi2 gan1 = wet-nap paper towels
飾巾
sik1 gan1 = doily
浴巾
juk6 gan1 = bath towel
毛巾店
mou4 gan1 dim3 = a towel shop
面巾紙
min6 gan1 zi2 = facial tissue
袋巾
doi6 gan1 = a pocket handkerchief (accessory for a man's suit)
紅領巾
hung4 leng5 gan1 = red scarf (worn by Young Pioneers); Young Pioneer
M巾
em1 gan1 = maxi pads, sanitary napkins 粵
巾幗
gan1 gwok3 = a woman's head covering, a woman's head scarf; a woman (as a metaphor)
巾幗英雄
gan1 gwok3 jing1 hung4 = a female hero; a heroine
桌巾
coek3 gan1 = a tablecloth 國
巾幗不讓鬚眉
gan1 gwok3 bat1 joeng6 sou1 mei4 = womenfolk (巾幗) not conceding to men (鬚眉)
大毛巾
daai6 mou4 gan1 = a bath towel 粵
餐巾紙
caan1 gan1 zi2 = napkin
女圍巾
neoi5 wai4 gan1 = stole |
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