暗 (am3 | an4) : dark; dim; hidden

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暗

am3

an4

[1] [adj] dark; dim; dull
[2] [adj, adv] hidden; secret; secretly
[3] [adj] muddled; confused; dumb

[antonym] 光, 明

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 日 (#72)

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

暗

This word has been viewed 10863 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Aug 2013 02:03

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黑暗 hak1 am3 hei1 an4 = dark

暗合 am3 hap6 an4 he2 = agree (to sth.) without prior consultation; coincide

陰暗 jam1 am3 yin1 an4 = dim

暗示 am3 si6 an4 shi4 = [1] drop a hint, a hint; [2] to suggest, a suggestion

暗渠 am3 keoi4 = culvert, underdrain

暗瘡 am3 cong1 an4 chuang1 = pimple; zit 粵

光暗掣 gwong1 am3 zai3 guang1 an4 che4 = dimmer (for lights) 粵

暗戀 am3 lyun2 an4 lian4 = crush

暗間兒 am3 gaan1 ji4 an4 jian1 er2 = inner room

暗門子 am3 mun4 zi2 an4 men2 zi5 = unlicensed or unregistered prostitute
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Showing 1 example containing 暗

一盞好光嘅街燈﹐照住黑暗嘅角落。粵
A really bright streetlight is illuminating a dark corner.

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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.
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Decimal representation of this word: 暗
Unicode code for this character: U+6697 (off-site link)

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