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[1] [n] handkerchief; napkin; towel [2] [n] headgear; articles for dressing the hair [3] Kangxi radical 50 (turban) Stroke count: 3
Level: 1
Radical: 巾 (#50)
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| This character was last edited on 6th May 2008 | |
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手巾
sau2 gan1 = hand towel; washcloth
毛巾
mou4 gan1 = towel
抹手毛巾
maat3 sau2 mou4 gan1 = hand towel; handtowel
紙巾
zi2 gan1 = paper napkin
沙灘巾
saa1 taan1 gan1 = beach towel
衛生巾
wai6 sang1 gan1 = sanitary napkin; sanitary towel
圍巾
wai4 gan1 = scarf; shawl
頭巾
tau4 gan1 = scarf; turban; head covering
面巾
min6 gan1 = face-cloth, face towel, washrag; shroud over the face of a corpse
頸巾
geng2 gan1 = neckerchiefSee all 25 compounds |
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Decimal representation of this word: 巾
Unicode code for this character: U+5DFE (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 巾
Unicode code for this character: U+5DFE (off-site link)
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