蒜 (syun3 | suan4) : garlic

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蒜

syun3

suan4

garlic

(Classifier(s): 瓣, 挂, 頭)

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

蒜

This word has been viewed 9446 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th May 2011 07:03

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蒜頭 syun3 tau4 suan4 tou2 = garlic bulb

大蒜 daai6 syun3 da4 suan4 = garlic

雞毛蒜皮 gai1 mou4 syun3 pei4 = trifles

蒜茸 syun3 jung4 suan4 rong2 = crushed garlic

蒜蓉芥蘭 syun3 jung4 gaai3 laan4*2 suan4 rong2 gai4 lan2 = stir-fried Chinese broccoli with minced garlic

蒜蓉菠菜 syun3 jung4 bo1 coi3 suan4 rong2 bo1 cai4 = stir-fried spinach with minced garlic

點頭如搗蒜 dim2 tau4 jyu4 dou2 syun3 dian3 tou2 ru2 dao3 suan4 = nodding one's head vigorously 國

裝蒜 zong1 syun3 zhuang1 suan4 = to feign ignorance (lit., "to pretend dress as garlic")

蒜芯 syun3 sam1 suan4 xin1 = garlic scapes, garlic moss

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Unicode code for this character: U+849c (off-site link)

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