禽 (kam4 | qin2) : [1] [n] birds; fowl [2] same as擒(capture)

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禽

kam4

qin2

[1] [n] birds; fowl [2] same as 擒 (capture)

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 禸 (#114)

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

禽

This word has been viewed 4357 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Nov 2009 11:37

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家禽 gaa1 kam4 jia1 qin2 = poultry; domestic fowl

禽獸 kam4 sau3 qin2 shou4 = fur and feather; birds and beasts; inhuman

喉禽 hau4 kam4 = anxious, impatient

禽畜 kam4 cuk1 qin2 chu4 = poultry and livestock

飛禽走獸 fei1 kam4 zau2 sau3 fei1 qin2 zou3 shou4 = birds and animals; birds flying and animals running; the fowl of the air and beasts of the field

猛禽 maang5 kam4 meng3 qin2 = bird of prey

禽流感 kam4 lau4 gam2 qin2 liu2 gan3 = bird flu

H5N1禽流感 H5 N1 -kam4 lau4 gam2 = the H5N1 strain of avian flu

五禽戲 ng5 kam4 hei3 wu3 qin2 xi4 = Five Animal Sports

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Decimal representation of this word: 禽
Unicode code for this character: U+79bd (off-site link)

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