扁 (bin2 pin1 | bian3 pian1 ) : flat

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扁

bin2 pin1

bian3 pian1

[粵] bin2 [國] bian3
flat; flat-shaped

[粵] pin1 [國] pian1
small (boat)

Default PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 戶 (#63)

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

扁

This word has been viewed 7226 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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撳扁 gam6 bin2 = flatten; flattened 粵

壓扁 aat3 bin2 ya1 bian3 = to flatten; to squash 國

扁晒 bin2 saai3 = completely flattened 粵

扁圓形 bin2 jyun4 jing4 bian3 yuan2 xing2 = oblateness, disc shaped

扁荳 bin2 dau6*2 = kidney bean; French green bean

扁豆 bin2 dau6 bian3 dou4 = haricot bean

日本扁柏 jat6 bun2 bin2 paak3 ri4 ben3 bian3 bai3 = Japanese/Hinoki Cypress

扁魚 bin2 jyu4*2 = bream

扁嘴 bin2 zeoi2 = flat mouth (bill)

扁鼻子 bin2 bei6 zi2 = snub nose
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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: 扁
Unicode code for this character: U+6241 (off-site link)

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