蜀 (suk6 | shu3) : Shu - another name for Sichuan province

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蜀

suk6

shu3

[1] Shu - another name for Sichuan province
[2] Shu - a state in the Zhou dynasty, occupying the Chengtu area of Sichuan
[3] Kingdom of Shu Han (AD 221-263)

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: (#142)

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

蜀

This word has been viewed 4717 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Sep 2017 18:59

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蜀葵糖劑 suk6 kwai4 tong4 zai1 shu3 kui2 tang2 ji4 = marshmallow

藥蜀葵 joek6 suk6 kwai4 yao4 shu3 kui2 = marshmallow

蜀葵 suk6 kwai4 shu3 kui2 = hollyhock

樂不思蜀 lok6 bat1 si1 suk6 le4 bu4 si1 shu3 = indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty

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Decimal representation of this word: 蜀
Unicode code for this character: U+8700 (off-site link)

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