閂 (saan1 | shuan1) : to close, to turn off, latch, bolt

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閂

saan1

shuan1

[1] to close, to turn off
[2] (door) latch; bolt; crossbar
[3] fasten with a bolt/latch

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: (#169)

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

閂 / 闩

Don't confuse with:
閆

This word has been viewed 6581 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Oct 2011 02:15

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閂門 saan1 mun4 shuan1 men2 = to close the door; to close shop 粵

閂窗 saan1 coeng1 = [v] to close windows 粵

閂電視機 saan1 din6 si6 gei1 = [v] to switch off the television 粵

閂冷氣 saan1 laang5 hei3 = [v] to turn off the air conditioner 粵

閂收音機 saan1 sau1 jam1 gei1 = [v] to switch off the radio 粵

閂水喉 saan1 seoi2 hau4 = [v] to turn off the water tap 粵

芝麻閂門 zi1 maa4 saan1 mun4 = "close sesame" 粵

閂爐 saan1 lou4 = turn off the oven 粵

閂埋門 saan1 maai4 mun4 = to close the door 粵

閂掣 saan1 zai3 shuan1 che4 = turn off the tap 粵

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閂返道雪櫃門! 粵
Close the fridge door!
[Faan1 is used idiomatically here - we don't back 'close back the door' in English.]

佢琴晚冇閂窗，一醒發覺身體有四粒蚊𧕴粵
He didn't shut the window yesterday. When he woke up found that he had four mosquito bites.

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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: 閂
Unicode code for this character: U+9582 (off-site link)

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