朔 (sok3 | shuo4) : first lunar day; north

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朔

sok3

shuo4

[1] first day of each lunar month
[2] phase of the moon on first day of lunar month
[3] north

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 月 (#74)

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

朔

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月朔 jyut6 sok3 yue4 shuo4 = the first day of each month

朔望潮 sok3 mong6 ciu4 shuo4 wang4 chao2 = spring tide (biggest tide, at new moon or full moon), syzygial tide

撲朔迷離 pok3 sok3 mai4 lei4 pu1 shuo4 mi2 li2 = bewildering; intricate

朔州 sok3 zau1 shuo4 zhou1 = Shuozhou (city in Shanxi)

朔風 sok3 fung1 shuo4 feng1 = north wind

陽朔 joeng4 sok3 yang2 shuo4 = Yangshuo (place in Guangxi)

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Decimal representation of this word: 朔
Unicode code for this character: U+6714 (off-site link)

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