僵 (goeng1 | jiang1) : stiff; deadlocked

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僵

goeng1

jiang1

[1] stiff; rigid; numb
[2] deadlocked; in a stalemate

僵 is mostly used as a traditional character with those meanings listed above. But it is also used as a simplified form in the compound noun 殭屍 'vampire'.

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

僵

This word has been viewed 2569 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Nov 2009 09:27

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僵局 goeng1 guk6 jiang1 ju2 = deadlock; impasse; stalemate

僵硬 goeng1 ngaang6 jiang1 ying4 = stark, stiff, rigid, inflexible

僵持 goeng1 ci4 jiang1 chi2 = to be deadlocked

僵化 goeng1 faa3 jiang1 hua4 = become rigid

屍僵 si1 goeng1 shi1 jiang1 = rigor mortis

核僵持 hat6 goeng1 ci4 he2 jiang1 chi2 = nuclear equipoise; nuclear stalemate

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Decimal representation of this word: 僵
Unicode code for this character: U+50f5 (off-site link)

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