慣 (gwaan3 | guan4) : be used to; be accustomed to; indulge

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慣

gwaan3

guan4

[1] be used/accustomed to; habituate
[2] indulge; spoil; pamper

Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: 心 (#61)

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

慣 / 惯

This word has been viewed 10163 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Mar 2011 03:50

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風俗習慣 fung1 zuk6 zaap6 gwaan3 feng1 su2 xi2 guan4 = manners and customs

習慣 zaap6 gwaan3 xi2 guan4 = get used to; habit; custom

慣例 gwaan3 lai6 guan4 li4 = conventional

慣用語 gwaan3 jung6 jyu5 guan4 yong4 yu3 = colloquial phrase

慣用 gwaan3 jung6 guan4 yong4 = customary

嬌生慣養 giu1 sang1 gwaan3 joeng5 = coddle since childhood

使習慣 sai2 zaap6 gwaan3 shi3 xi2 guan4 = accustom

不良飲食習慣 bat1 loeng4 jam2 sik6 zaap6 gwaan3 = poor eating and drinking habits 國

壞習慣 waai6 zaap6 gwaan3 huai4 xi2 guan4 = bad habit

習慣法 zaap6 gwaan3 faat3 xi2 guan4 fa3 = common law
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香港同新加坡人都見慣高樓大厦粵
People of Hong Kong and Singapore are used to seeing high rise buildings.

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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: 慣
Unicode code for this character: U+6163 (off-site link)

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