囊 (nong4 long4 | nang2 nang1) : bag; purse; sack; travelling bag

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囊

nong4 long4

nang2 nang1

[1] [n] bag; purse; sack; travelling bag [2] [v] put in a bag [3] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 22

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

囊

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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錢囊 cin4*2 nong4 qian2 nang2 = a purse

窩囊 wo1 nong4 wo1 nang5 = annoyed; vexed; pointless; idiotic; asinine; good-for-nothing 國

背囊 bui3 nong4 = knapsack; rucksack; a \"kit\"

腎囊 san5 nong4 = scrotum

膠囊 gaau1 nong4 jiao1 nang2 = rubber bulb

氣囊 hei3 nong4 qi4 nang2 = air sacs

毛囊 mou4 nong4 = hair follicle

囊括 nong4 kut3 nang2 kuo4 = include; embrace; bring together

安全氣囊 on1 cyun4 hei3 nong4 an1 quan2 qi4 nang2 = air-bag

香囊 hoeng1 nong4 xiang1 nang2 = spice bag
See all 25 compounds (CantoDict reports 26 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 囊

BB要食奶，快啲將背囊裡面個口水肩笠上BB度. 粵
The baby needs to eat。 Quickly take the bib from the backpack and put it over her。

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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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Decimal representation of this word: 囊
Unicode code for this character: U+56ca (off-site link)

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