沁 (sam3 | qin4) : seep; permeate

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沁

sam3

qin4

[1] [v] seep; permeate; exude; ooze
[2] [n] name of a river in Shanxi province

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

沁

This word has been viewed 4559 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 2nd Dec 2014 09:08

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阿魯科爾沁旗 aa3 lou5 fo1 ji5 sam3 kei4 a1 lu3 ke1 er3 qin4 qi2 = Aluke'erqin qi (place in Inner Mongolia)

東烏珠穆沁旗 dung1 wu1 zyu1 muk6 sam3 kei4 dong1 wu1 zhu1 mu4 qin4 qi2 = Dongwuzhumuqin qi (place in Inner Mongolia)

科爾沁右翼中旗 fo1 ji5 sam3 jau6 jik6 zung1 kei4 ke1 er3 qin4 you4 yi4 zhong1 qi2 = Ke'erqin youyi zhongqi (place in Inner Mongolia)

科爾沁左翼後旗 fo1 ji5 sam3 zo2 jik6 hau6 kei4 ke1 er3 qin4 zuo3 yi4 hou4 qi2 = Ke'erqin zuoyi houqi (place in Inner Mongolia)

科爾沁左翼中旗 fo1 ji5 sam3 zo2 jik6 zung1 kei4 ke1 er3 qin4 zuo3 yi4 zhong1 qi2 = Ke'erqin zuoyi zhongqi (place in Inner Mongolia)

喀喇沁旗 kaa3 laa1 sam3 kei4 ke4 la3 qin4 qi2 = Kalaqin qi (place in Inner Mongolia)

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Decimal representation of this word: 沁
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