柄 (beng3 bing3 | bing3) : handle

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柄

beng3 bing3

bing3

[1] [noun, classifier] handle (of knife, ladle, etc)
[2] information used to ridicule or attack sb
[3] stalk; stem
[4] [粵] [v] same as 屏.

In Cantonese, "beng3" is the colloquial reading and "bing3" the literary. Most people prefer using "beng3" for all contexts.

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

柄

This word has been viewed 7052 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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把柄 baa2 beng3 ba3 bing3 = handle; excuse

長柄鑊 coeng4 beng3 wok6 = saucepan

解剖刀柄 gaai2 pau2 dou1 beng3 jie3 pou1 dao1 bing3 = scalpel

話柄 waa6 beng3 = sayings

笑柄 siu3 beng3 = a joke; a laughingstock

門柄 mun4 beng3 = doorknob

曲柄鑽 kuk1 beng3 zyun3 qu1 bing3 zuan4 = a hand drill with crank handle

手搖曲柄鑽 sau2 jiu4 kuk1 beng3 zyun3 shou3 yao2 qu1 bing3 zuan4 = a brace and bit (type of hand drill) (common formation)

刀柄 dou1 beng3 = a knife handle

權柄 kyun4 beng3 quan2 bing3 = power; authority

拃亂歌柄 zaa6 lyun6 go1 beng3 zha4 luan4 ge1 bing3 = to interrupt sb; impolitely barge in on a conversation 粵

遮柄 ze1 beng3 zhe1 bing3 = umbrella handle 粵

柄埋 beng3 maai4 = variant of 屏埋粵

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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: 柄
Unicode code for this character: U+67c4 (off-site link)

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