眶 (hong1 kwaang1 | kuang4) : eye socket

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眶

hong1 kwaang1

kuang4

eye socket; rim of the eye

Jyutping hong1 is the standard pronunciation; kwaang1 is variant.

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 目 (#109)

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

眶

This word has been viewed 3135 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Sep 2012 04:18

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熱淚盈眶 jit6 leoi6 jing4 hong1 re4 lei4 ying2 kuang4 = eyes brimming with tears

奪眶而出 dyut6 hong1 ji4 ceot1 duo2 kuang4 er2 chu1 = begin shedding tears

眼眶 ngaan5 kwaang1 yan3 kuang4 = eye socket

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Decimal representation of this word: 眶
Unicode code for this character: U+7736 (off-site link)

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