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bun3
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[1] half [2] very little [3] in the middle [4] partly; about half Stroke count: 5
Level: 2
Radical: 十 (#24)
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| This character was last edited on 4th Jul 2008 | |
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三點半
saam1 dim2 bun3 = 3:30; half past three
半打
bun3 daa1 = half a dozen
半年
bun3 nin4 = half a year, six months
半夜
bun3 je6/6*2 = midnight
一半
jat1 bun3 = half
半小時
bun3 siu2 si4 = a half hour
半開
bun3 hoi1 = ajar (lit. "half open")
西半球
sai1 bun3 kau4 = Western Hemisphere
半晝
bun3 zau3 = half day粵
半斤八兩
bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2 = six of one, half dozen of the otherSee all 138 compounds |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 半
佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋 粵
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He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.
出咗半斤力，想話攞返足八両。 粵
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After giving half a catty of effort, all I'm asking for is to get back eight taels. [From the song 《半斤八両》 by 許冠傑 (Sam Hui). Note: 1 catty (斤) equals 16 taels (両).] Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Unicode code for this character: U+534A (off-site link)
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