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gwaa2
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[1] widowed; surviving the spouse [2] alone; lonely; solitary [3] little; few; scant; rare Stroke count: 14
Level: 3
Radical: 宀 (#40)
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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寡婦
gwaa2 fu5 = a widow
孤家寡人
gu1 gaa1 gwaa2 jan4 = loner
沉默寡言
cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4 = [adj] taciturn 國
清湯寡水
cing1 tong1 gwaa2 seoi2 = tasteless clear soup; having no oil or ingredients
單身寡佬
daan1 san1 gwaa2 lou2 = a bachelor
單身寡仔
daan1 san1 gwaa2 zai2 = a bachelor
寡仔
gwaa2 zai2 = a young bachelor
寡婆
gwaa2 po4*2 = a widow
寡母婆
gwaa2 mou5 po4*2 = a widow 粵
寡佬
gwaa2 lou2 = bachelor; a young bachelorSee all 18 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:
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Decimal representation of this word: 寡
Unicode code for this character: U+5be1 (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 寡
Unicode code for this character: U+5be1 (off-site link)
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- the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
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- 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.
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