骰 (sik1 tau4 | tou2) : dice

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骰

sik1 tau4

tou2

dice

(Classifier(s): 粒, 顆, 枚, 對)

Jyutping tau4 is literary reading; sik1 is colloquial. The latter one is much more common in usage.

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: (#188)

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

骰

This word has been viewed 6170 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th May 2011 03:56

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骰仔 sik1 zai2 tou2 zi3 = dice

擲骰 zaak6 sik1 zhi2 tou2 = to cast/throw dice

打骰 daa2 sik1 da2 tou2 = throw dice; to be the boss

的的骰骰 dik1 dik1 sik1 sik1 = small size, tiny

的骰 dik1 sik1 = small size, tiny

扭計骰 nau2 gai3*2 sik1 = Rubik's Cube

骰子 sik1 zi2 shai3 zi5 = dice

骰盅 sik1 zung1 shai3 zhong1 = dice cup

大話骰 daai6 waa6 sik1 = liar's dice 粵

幸運骰 hang6 wan6 sik1 = lucky dice 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 骰
Unicode code for this character: U+9ab0 (off-site link)

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