浪 (long6 long4 | lang4 lang3 lan4 {lang2}) : wave

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浪

long6 long4

lang4 lang3 lan4 {lang2}

[1] [n] wave; billows; breakers [2] dissolute; debauched; unrestrained; rash

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

浪

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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滑浪 waat6 long6 = to surf, surfing

波浪 bo1 long6 bo1 lang4 = wave

沖浪 cung1 long4 chong1 lang4 = surf, surfing

浪費 long6 fai3 lang4 fei4 = to waste

波浪能 bo1 long6 nang4 = wave energy

流浪 lau4 long6 liu2 lang4 = roam; drift; wander

滄浪 cong1 long4 = azure waves

衝浪板 cung1 long6 baan2 chong1 lang4 ban3 = surfboard

衝浪 cung1 long6 chong1 lang4 = to surf; [n] surfing

風浪 fung1 long6 feng1 lang4 = wind and waves; storm-tossed sea
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Decimal representation of this word: 浪
Unicode code for this character: U+6D6A (off-site link)

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