冶 (je5 | ye3) : smelt (metal); seductive

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冶

je5

ye3

[1] [v] smelt (metal)
[2] [adj] seductive; coquettish

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 冫 (#15)

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

冶

Don't confuse with:
治

This word has been viewed 3922 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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冶煉 je5 lin6 ye3 lian4 = to smelt (metals)

冶金 je5 gam1 ye3 jin1 = metallurgy

妖冶 jiu2 je5 yao1 ye3 = gorgeous and indecent

火法冶金 fo2 faat3 je5 gam1 huo3 fa3 ye3 jin1 = pyrometallurgy

冶金學 je5 gam1 hok6 ye3 jin1 xue2 = metallurgy

大冶 daai6 je5 da4 ye3 = Daye (city in Hubei)

古冶 gu2 je5 gu3 ye3 = Guye (place in Hebei)

陶冶 tou4 je5 tao2 ye3 = mold, form or influence a person's character

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Decimal representation of this word: 冶
Unicode code for this character: U+51b6 (off-site link)

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