泳 (wing6 | yong3) : dive; swim

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泳

wing6

yong3

dive; swim

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

泳

This word has been viewed 7918 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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游泳 jau4 wing6 you2 yong3 = to swim; swimming 國

泳帽 wing6 mou6*2 yong3 mao4 = a bathing/swimming cap

游泳池 jau4 wing6 ci4 you2 yong3 chi2 = swimming pool

仰泳 joeng5 wing6 yang3 yong3 = backstroke; back crawl

泳裝 wing6 zong1 yong3 zhuang1 = swim suit

泳褲 wing6 fu3 yong3 ku4 = swim trunks

捷泳 zit3 wing6 qie4 yong3 = the crawl; crawl stroke; overarm stroke

泳衣 wing6 ji1 = swimwear

背泳 bui3 wing6 pei4 yong3 = backstroke; back crawl

花樣泳 faa1 joeng6*2 wing6 = synchronized swimming

游泳衣 jau4 wing6 ji1 you2 yong3 yi1 = swimsuit; bathing suit

側泳 zak1 wing6 ce4 yong3 = sidestroke

性感的泳衣 sing3 gam2 dik1 wing6 ji1 xing4 gan3 de5 yong3 yi1 = skimpy swimsuits

比堅尼泳衣 bei2 gin1 nei4 wing6 ji1 = a bikini

三點式泳衣 saam1 dim2 sik1 wing6 ji1 = a bikini (lit., "three points style bathing suit")

泳衣店 wing6 ji1 dim3 = a swimwear shop

蝶泳 dip6 wing6 die2 yong3 = butterfly (stroke)

蛙泳 waa1 wing6 wa1 yong3 = breaststroke

自由泳 zi6 jau4 wing6 zi4 you2 yong3 = the crawl; crawl stroke; overarm stroke

爬泳 paa4 wing6 pa2 yong3 = the crawl; crawl stroke; overarm stroke

潛泳 cim4 wing6 qian2 yong3 = underwater swimming

泳池 wing6 ci4 yong3 chi2 = swimming pool

泳棚 wing6 paang4 yong3 peng2 = bathing shed

韻律泳 wan6 [wan5] leot6 wing6 yun4 lv4 yong3 = syncronized swimming 粵

游泳圈 yau4 wing6 hyun1 you2 yong3 quan1 = swim ring

泳兒 wing6 ji4 yong3 er2 = Vincy Chan

維港渡海泳 wai4 gong2 dou6 hoi2 wing6 wei2 gang3 du4 hai3 yong3 = Cross Harbour Race

游泳運動管理中心 jau4 wing6 wan6 dung6 gun2 lei5 zung1 sam1 = The National Swimming Administrative Centre

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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 泳
Unicode code for this character: U+6CF3 (off-site link)

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