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cyun1
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[1] [n] stream; river [2] [n] flow; constant flow [3] [v] boil with water [4] Szechwan province Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 3
Level: 1
Radical: 川 (#47)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 | |
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冰川
bing1 cyun1 = glacier
四川
sei3 cyun1 = Sichuan
四川省
sei3 cyun1 saang2 = Sichuan, a southwest China province
川菜
cyun1 coi3 = Sichuan cuisine
冰川時代的
bing1 cyun1 si4 doi6 dik1 = glacial 國
川流不息
cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 = (saying) the stream flows without stopping; the flow of an endless stream 國
常川
soeng4 cyun1 = constantly; frequently
四川腐乳
sei3 cyun1 fu6 jyu5 = Sichuan bean curd
山川
saan1 cyun1 = mountains and rivers; landscape
四川泡菜
sei3 cyun1 paau3 coi3 = Szechuan pickled cabbageSee all 47 compounds |
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Legend 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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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/37/]川[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/37/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">川</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 川
Unicode code for this character: U+5ddd (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/37/]川[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/37/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">川</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 川
Unicode code for this character: U+5ddd (off-site link)
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