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ng5
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[1] noon; high noon [2] 11 am to 1 PM (in Old Chinese time measurement [3] seventh terrestrial branch [4] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 4
Level: 1
Radical: 十 (#24)
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| This character was last edited on 21st Dec 2007 | |
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中午
zung1 ng5 = noon
下午
haa6 ng5 = afternoon; P.M.
上午
soeng6 ng5 = morning; A.M.
午餐
ng5 caan1 = lunch
午飯
ng5 faan6 = lunch
午餐肉
ng5 caan1 juk6 = luncheon meat
端午節
dyun1 ng5 zit3 = Dragon Boat Festival
晌午
hoeng2 ng5 = noon; midday
午夜
ng5 je6 = midnight
昨午
zok6 ng5 = yesterday afternoonSee all 23 compounds |
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Decimal representation of this word: 午
Unicode code for this character: U+5348 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 午
Unicode code for this character: U+5348 (off-site link)
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