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san4
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[1] [n] subject; vassal [2] [v] subjugate; conquer [3] [n] minister; statesman; official [4] a term for "I" used when addressing the king or emperor [5] a polite term for "I" Stroke count: 6
Level: 2
Radical: 臣 (#131)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 | |
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拉臣
laai1 san4*2 = a license (loanword)
大臣
daai6 san4 = chancellor; minister
花臣
faa1 san4*2 = fashion (as a loanword) 粵
老臣子
lou5 san4 zi2 = elder
內臣
noi6 san4 = chamberlain
朝臣
ciu4 san4 = a courtier
卜臣
buk1 san4*2 = [n] boxing
打卜臣
daa2 buk1 san4*2 = [v] (playing sport of) boxing, to box
箍臣
ku1 seon2 = a cushion (loanword)
重臣
zung6 san4 = important minister; major figure in governmentSee all 16 compounds |
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Legend 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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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1196/]臣[/url][/big]
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<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1196/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">臣</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 臣
Unicode code for this character: U+81E3 (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1196/]臣[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1196/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">臣</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 臣
Unicode code for this character: U+81E3 (off-site link)
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