膏 (gou1 gou3 | gao1 gao4) : grease; fat; oil; cream; paste; ointment

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膏

gou1 gou3

gao1 gao4

[粵] gou1 | [國] gao1
[1] [n] grease; fat; oil;
[2] [n] cream; paste; ointment
[3] [adj] fertile; rich; productive

[粵] gou3 | [國] gao4
[1] [v] lubricate; grease; oil
[2] [v] dip a writing brush into ink

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 肉 (#130)

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

膏

This word has been viewed 8439 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Sep 2013 14:44

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藥膏 joek6 gou1 yao4 gao4 = medical ointment

牙膏 ngaa4 gou1 ya2 gao1 = toothpaste

洗面膏 sai2 min6 gou1 = face wash (bath and beauty item)

豬膏 zyu1 gou1 zhu1 gao1 = lard; pork fat 粵

油膏 jau4 gou1 you2 gao4 = balm

潤膚膏 jeon6 fu1 gou1 run4 fu1 gao1 = moisturizer; moisturiser

剃鬚膏 tai3 sou1 gou1 ti4 xu1 gao1 = shaving cream 粵

雪花膏 syut3 faa1 gou1 = face cream

唇膏 seon4 gou1 chun2 gao1 = lipstick

止痕膏 zi2 han4 gou1 = cream for insect bites, insect gel
See all 33 compounds (CantoDict reports 34 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 膏

刷牙要用牙膏。粵
To brush your teeth you need toothpaste.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 膏
Unicode code for this character: U+818f (off-site link)

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