紐 (nau2 | niu3) : button; handle

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紐

nau2

niu3

[1] button; bond; tie
[2] handle; knob; pivot

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

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

紐 / 纽

This word has been viewed 5914 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Nov 2013 11:06

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紐約 nau2 joek3 niu3 yue1 = New York

紐西蘭 nau5/nau2 sai1 laan4 niu3 xi1 lan2 = New Zealand

紐約人 nau2 joek3 jan4 = a New Yorker

樞紐 syu1 nau2 shu1 miu3 = hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot/axis; fulcrum

紐約中央公園 nau2 joek3 zung1 joeng1 gung1 jyun4*2 niu3 yue1 zhong1 yang1 gong1 yuan2 = New York Central Park (common formation)

紐元 nau2 jyun4 = New Zealand Dollar

紐西蘭紙 nau2 sai1 laan4 zi2 = New Zealand Dollar

紐約帝國大廈 nau2 joek3 dai3 gwok3 daai6 haa6 niu3 yue1 di4 guo2 da4 sha4 = Empire State Building

紐約時報 nau2 joek3 si4 bou3 niu3 yue1 shi2 bao4 = New York Times (newspaper)

紐約證券交易所 nau2 joek3 zing3 hyun3 gaau1 jik6 so2 = the New York Stock Exchange

紐約郵報 nau2 joek3 jau4 bou3 = The New York Post

紐西蘭航空 nau5 /nau2 sai1 laan4 hong4 hung1 = Air New Zealand

紐約大學 nau2 joek3 daai6 hok6 niu3 yue1 da4 xue2 = New York University

澳洲紐西蘭銀行集團有限公司 ou3 zau1 nau2 sai1 laan4 ngan4 hong4 zaap6 tyun4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited (common formation)

紐澤西護欄 nau2 zaak6 sai1 wu6 laan4 = a Jersey barrier

紐約公共圖書館 nau2 joek3 gung1 gung6 tou4 syu1 gun2 niu3 yue1 gong1 gong4 tu2 shu1 guan3 = New York Public Library

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