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  nau2 nau5   jyutping
  niu3   pinyin
[1] [n] knot; tie; cord [2] [n] button; knob; [3] [n] hold; handle (of a container)


Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: (#120)

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

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 28th Nov 2008

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detail  nau2 joek3  niu3 yue1 = New York
detail 西  nau5/nau2 sai1 laan4  niu3 xi1 lan2 = New Zealand
detail  nau2 joek3 jan4   = a New Yorker
detail  syu1 nau2  shu1 miu3 = hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot/axis; fulcrum
detail  baak1 nau2   = a press stud; a snap button (also 迫紐)
detail  baak1 nau2   = a press stud; a snap button (also 啪紐)
detail  nau2 jyun4   = New Zealand Dollar
detail 西  nau2 sai1 laan4 zi2   = New Zealand Dollar
detail  nau2 joek3 dai3 gwok3 daai6 haa6  niu3 yue1 di4 guo2 da4 sha4 = Empire State Building
detail  nau2 joek3 si4 bou3  niu3 yue1 shi2 bao4 = New York Times (newspaper)
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