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sin6
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[1] good; virtuous; charitable; kind; goodness; virtue; good deeds; benevolent actions [2] [v] be good at; be skilled in [3] [v] perfect; make a success of [4] [v] remedy; relieve [5] properly Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: 口 (#30)
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| This character was last edited on 21st Aug 2008 | |
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善於
sin6 jyu1 = be good at; be skilled at; be adept at
善良
sin6 loeng4 = good; kind-hearted
完善
jyun4 sin6 = perfect; complete
妥善
to5 sin6 = appropriate; proper
改善
goi2 sin6 = to make better; to improve
面善
min6 sin6 = look familiar
善男信女
sin6 naam4 seon3 neoi5 = devotees to Buddha; devout men and women
善棍
sin6 gwan3 = a charity racketeer
不完善
bat1 jyun4 sin6 = imperfect國
不完善的
bat1 jyun4 sin6 dik1 = faulty國See all 33 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 善
Unicode code for this character: U+5584 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 善
Unicode code for this character: U+5584 (off-site link)
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- a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
- a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
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