籤 (cim1 | qian1) : bamboo slip; label

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籤

cim1

qian1

[1] bamboo slip used for divination or drawing lots
[2] label; sticker
[3] a slender pointed piece of wood/bamboo

签 is the simplified form for both 籤 and 簽.

Stroke count: 23

Level: 2

Radical: 竹 (#118)

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

籤 / 签

This word has been viewed 3158 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Apr 2012 15:29

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牙籤 ngaa4 cim1 ya2 qian1 = toothpick

標籤 biu1 cim1 biao1 qian1 = label, tag

智慧標籤 zi3 wai6 biu1 cim1 = smart tags

標籤效應 biu1 cim1 haau6 jing3 = labelling

抽籤 cau1 cim1 = to draw lots; a lottery

書籤 syu1 cim1 shu1 qian1 = bookmark

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Decimal representation of this word: 籤
Unicode code for this character: U+7c64 (off-site link)

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