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wu4
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[1] [n] lake [2] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 12
Level: 2
Radical: 水 (#85)
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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江湖
gong1 wu4 = rivers and lakes
西湖
sai1 wu4 = West Lake, Sai Wu
湖北
wu4 bak1 = Hubei
江湖佬
gong1 wu4 lou2 = a member of the underworld; a triad
江湖大佬
gong1 wu4 daai6 lou2 = underworld big boss; triad big brother 粵
淡水湖
taam5 seoi2 wu4 = a freshwater lake
湖畔
wu4 bun5 = the lakefront; lakeside (as a noun modifier)
湖田
wu4 tin4 = land reclaimed from a lake; shoaly land
五湖四海
ng5 wu4 sei3 hoi2 = all corners of the land
走江湖
zau2 gong1 wu4 = to wander as an itinerant entertainerSee all 44 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/38/]湖[/url][/big]
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Decimal representation of this word: 湖
Unicode code for this character: U+6E56 (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/38/]湖[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/38/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">湖</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 湖
Unicode code for this character: U+6E56 (off-site link)
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Rows returned from database=38
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