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caai4
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[1] [n] firewood; faggots; fuel; brushwood [2] thin; emaciated [3] [n] fence [4] a Chinese family name [5] [Wu] how Stroke count: 9
Level: 3
Radical: 木 (#75)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 紫 |
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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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砍柴
ham2 caai4 = to chop wood 國
柴油
caai4 jau4 = diesel
柴灣
caai4 waan1 = Chai Wan (MTR station)
柴把
caai4 baa2 = faggot (as in firewood)
柴魚
caai4 jyu4*2 = dried cod
廢柴
fai3 caai4 = dead wood; useless 粵
劃火柴
waak6 fo2 caai4/4*2 = to strike a match
劈柴
pek3 caai4 = to split firewood; kindling, firewood
火柴
fo2 caai4/4*2 = a match (used for lighting cigarettes, etc.)
柴草
caai4 cou2 = faggot; fagot; firewoodSee all 26 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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Decimal representation of this word: 柴
Unicode code for this character: U+67f4 (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/649/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">柴</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 柴
Unicode code for this character: U+67f4 (off-site link)
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- the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
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- a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
- a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
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