錐 (zeoi1 jeoi1 | zhui1) : awl; bore

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錐

zeoi1 jeoi1

zhui1

[1] [n] awl; cone; awl-shaped thing
[2] [v] bore; drill; prick; perforate

Jyutping zeoi1 is standard pronunciation; jeoi1 is variant.

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: (#167)

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

錐 / 锥

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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改錐 goi2 zeoi1 gai3 zhui1 = screwdriver

圓錐體 jyun4 zeoi1 tai2 yuan2 zhui1 ti3 = cone

棱錐體 ling4 zeoi1 tai2 leng2 zhui1 ti3 = pyramid (shape)

角錐 gok3 zeoi1 jiao3 zhui1 = pyramid (shape)

角錐體 gok3 zeoi1 tai2 jiao3 zhui1 ti3 = pyramid (shape)

圓錐形 jyun4 zeoi1 jing4 yuan2 zhui1 xing2 = conical, coniform

圓錐形帳蓬 jyun4 zeoi1 jing4 zoeng3 pung4 yuan2 zhui1 xing2 zhang4 peng5 = a teepee, a wigwam (lit., "a conical tent")

圓錐 jyun4 zeoi1 yuan2 zhui1 = conical

錐鞋 zeoi1 haai4 = to repair shoes

錐耳 zeoi1 ji5 = earhole

直立圓錐 zik6 laap6 jyun4 zeoi1 zhi2 li4 yuan2 zhui1 = [math.] right circular cone

直立棱錐 zik6 laap6 ling4 zeoi1 zhi2 li4 leng2 zhui1 = [math.] right pyramid

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Decimal representation of this word: 錐
Unicode code for this character: U+9310 (off-site link)

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