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gik1 kik1
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[1] buckthorns; thorny brambles; sour jujube [2] urgent [3] spine; spina [4] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: 木 (#75)
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| This character was last edited on 4th Apr 2008 | |
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荊棘
ging1 gik1 = thorny; in difficulty
棘手
kik1 sau2 = thorny (problem); intractable
打棘
daa2 kik1 = intertwined (e.g., hair)
棘嚫
kik1 can1 = to trip over粵
腔棘魚
hong1 kik1 jyu4*2 = a coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 棘
Unicode code for this character: U+68d8 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 棘
Unicode code for this character: U+68d8 (off-site link)
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