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| 渦 | |
gwo1 wo1
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(1) swirl; whirlpool; eddy (2) the name of a river Stroke count: 2
Level: 12
Radical: 水 (#85)
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| 渦 / 涡 | |
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Don't confuse with: 過 |
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| This character was last edited on 21st Aug 2007 | |
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漩渦
syun4 wo1 = whirlpool
渦輪機
wo1 leon4 gei1 = (water) turbine
渦輪
wo1 leon4 = turbine
渦陽
gwo1 joeng4 = Guoyang (place in Anhui) |
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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/810/]渦[/url][/big]
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<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/810/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">渦</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 渦
Unicode code for this character: U+6E26 (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/810/]渦[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/810/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">渦</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 渦
Unicode code for this character: U+6E26 (off-site link)
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