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zyun3 zyun1
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[1] [v] drill; bore; pierce; dig through; penetrate [2] [v] go through; make one's way into [3] [v] gain (profit, positio, etc.) through special favor, contact, relations, etc. [4] [v] study intensively; dig into; bury onself in [v] bore; pierce a hole [1] [n] diamond; jewel [2] [n] gimlet; awl; auger; borer; drill Stroke count: 27
Level: 3
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*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***This character was last edited on 11th Jun 2008 |
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鑽石
zyun3 sek6 = diamond
鑽研
zyun1 jin4 = intensively research; to dig into; to study intently
鑽石山
zyun3 sek6 saan1 = Diamond Hill (MTR station)
螺絲鑽
lo4 si1 zyun3 = auger
刁鑽
diu1 zyun3 = artful; cunning; wily
開塞鑽
hoi1 sak1 zyun3 = corkscrew
人工培植鑽石
jan4 gung1 pui4 zik6 zyun3 sek6 = synthetic diamond/artificial diamond
鑽石王老五
zyun3 sek6 wong4 lou5 ng5 = a golden bachelor粵
刁鑽古怪
diu1 zyun3 gu2 gwaai3 = cunning
電鑽
din6 zyun3 = electric drillSee all 15 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 鑽
Unicode code for this character: U+947d (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 鑽
Unicode code for this character: U+947d (off-site link)
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