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naau4 maau4
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anchor - heavy object dropped into water to prevent a boat from moving | [related term] 碇 Jyutping maau4 is standard reading but unpopular; naau4 is variant and more commonly used. However, some might prefer lazy sound laau4 to naau4.
 Stroke count: 17
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 4683 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Jan 2011 04:29 |
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拋錨
paau1 naau4 = anchored, cast anchor; (of cars) get stuck midway
起錨
hei2 naau4 / laau4 = to weigh anchor, disanchor, unmoor |
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Decimal representation of this word: 錨
Unicode code for this character: U+9328 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 錨
Unicode code for this character: U+9328 (off-site link)
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