系 (hai6 | xi4) : system; department

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系

hai6

xi4

[1] system; series; set
[2] department; faculty

系 is also the simplified character for 係 and 繫

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

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

系

This word has been viewed 14841 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:51

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太陽系 taai3 joeng4 hai6 tai4 yang2 xi4 = Solar System

系統 hai6 tung2 xi4 tong3 = system

星系 sing1 hai6 = a galaxy

介系詞 gaai3 hai6 ci4 jie4 xi4 ci2 = preposition

一系列 jat1 hai6 lit6 yi1 xi4 lie4 = a series of

系列 hai6 lit6 xi4 lie4 = series

體系 tai2 hai6 ti3 xi4 = system; setup

派系 paai3 hai6 pai4 xi4 = sect

杜比系統 dou6 bei2 hai6 tung2 = Dolby system

大眾捷運系統 daai6 zung3 zit6 wan6 hai6 tung2 da4 zhong4 jie2 yun4 xi4 tong3 = Mass Rapid Transit, MRT
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Decimal representation of this word: 系
Unicode code for this character: U+7cfb (off-site link)

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