雙 (soeng1 | shuang1) : two; pair; double

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雙

soeng1

shuang1

[1] two; pair; dual; both
[2] double; two-fold
[3] even (as opposite of odd)

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Stroke count: 18

Level: 2

Radical: (#172)

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

雙 / 双

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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一雙鞋 jat1 soeng1 haai4 = a pair of shoes

雙關語 soeng1 gwaan1 jyu5 shuang1 guan1 yu3 = pun; wordplay

雙引號 soeng1 jan5 hou6 = double quotation mark; double quote

雙方 soeng1 fong1 shuang1 fang1 = both sides; bilateral

雙手 soeng1 sau2 shuang1 shou3 = a pair of hands

雙重 soeng1 cung4 shuang1 chong2 = double

雙邊 soeng1 bin1 shuang1 bian1 = bilateral

雙層巴士 soeng1 cang4 baa1 si6*2 shuang1 ceng2 ba1 shi4 = double-decker bus

雙子星座 soeng1 zi2 sing1 zo6 = Gemini

雙數 soeng1 sou3 = even number(s); positive even number
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Showing 1 example containing 雙

我行路行到雙腳好攰粵
I walked until my legs were extremely weak (tired)

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Decimal representation of this word: 雙
Unicode code for this character: U+96d9 (off-site link)

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