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| 偉 | |
wai5
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[1] great; big; gigantic; extraordinary Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: 亻 (#9)
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| 偉 / 伟 | |
| This character was last edited on 14th Nov 2007 | |
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偉大
wai5 daai6 = mighty, great
雄偉
hung4 wai5 = grand
偉人
wai5 jan4 = great person
偉業
wai5 jip6 = exploit; great undertaking
宏偉
wang4 wai5 = grand; imposing; magnificent
英偉
jing1 wai5 = [adj] great, powerful
奇偉果
kei4 wai5 gwo2 = kiwi fruit (as loanword)
偉哥
wai5 go1 = Viagra (male impotence drug)
偉晶岩
wai5 zing1 ngaam4 = pegmatite
梁朝偉
loeng4 ciu4 wai5 = Tony Leung Chiu-WaiSee all 22 compounds |
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Decimal representation of this word: 偉
Unicode code for this character: U+5049 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 偉
Unicode code for this character: U+5049 (off-site link)
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