Chinese Character 腮 (soi1 | sai1 ) : the cheeks

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腮
soi1 sai1
the cheeks Stroke count: 13 Level: 3 Radical: 肉 (#130) This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
腮
* 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 30th Oct 2008
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腮腺炎 soi1 sin3 jim4 sai1 xian4 yan2 = mumps 抓耳撓腮 zaa1 ji5 naau5 soi1 zhua1 er3 nao2 sai1 = manner of anxiety or happiness; scratch one's head (lit., "grab the ears and scratch the gills") 鼓埋泡腮 gu2 maai4 paau1 soi1 = pent up in frustration 粵痄腮 zaa3 soi1 zha4 sai5 = mumps
Showing 1 example containing 腮佢近來怪怪哋，一時就笑口吟吟，一時就鼓埋泡腮粵 edit She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 腮
Unicode code for this character: U+816E (off-site link)

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