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[1] I; me; we; us [2] my; our [3] a family name Stroke count: 7
Level: 3
Radical: 口 (#30)
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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執金吾
zap1 gam1 ng4 = an imperial official
金吾
gam1 ng4 = rod carried as symbol of imperial authority by 執金吾
吱吱吾吾
zi1 zi1 m4 m4 = talking unclearly, ambiguously
伊吾
ji1 ng4 = Yiwu (place in Xinjiang)
新疆維吾爾自治區
san1 goeng1 wai4 ng4 ji5 zi6 zi6 keoi1 = Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
支支吾吾
zi1 zi1 ng4 ng4 = hem and haw; refers to vague and evasive speech
民鐵吾
man4 tit3 ng4 = [台山] Manhattan |
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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1533/]吾[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1533/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">吾</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 吾
Unicode code for this character: U+543e (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1533/]吾[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1533/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">吾</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 吾
Unicode code for this character: U+543e (off-site link)
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- a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install
- : the Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation)
- : the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
- a detailed description of all the meanings
- the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
- our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
- a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
- 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.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)
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