磅 (bong6 bong6*2 pong4 | bang4 pang2) : pound (in weight); to weigh; scales

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磅

bong6 bong6*2 pong4

bang4 pang2

[粵] bong6 | [國] bang4
[1] [n] pound (lb) - a measure of weight
[2] [v] weigh (with a scale)

[粵] bong6 - Cantonese only
[v] pay; hand over (money)

[粵] bong6*2 | [國] bang4
[n] scales

[粵] pong4 | [國] pang2
[adj] boundless; majestic

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 石 (#112)

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

磅

This word has been viewed 7537 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Sep 2012 07:16

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過磅 gwo3 bong6*2 = weigh

浴室磅 juk6 sat1 bong6 yu4 shi4 bang4 = bathroom scale

磅水 bong6 seoi2 = to pay up 粵

速速磅 cuk1 cuk1 bong6 su4 su4 bang4 = hand over the money quickly! 粵

電子磅 din6 zi2 bong6 dian4 zi3 bang4 = electronic balance

磅礡 pong4 bok6 pang2 bo2 = boundless; permeate

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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: 磅
Unicode code for this character: U+78c5 (off-site link)

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