眷 (gyun3 | juan4) : family dependant; care for

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眷

gyun3

juan4

[1] family dependant
[2] care for, have tender feeling for, take interest in

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 目 (#109)

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

眷

Don't confuse with:
看春着

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攜眷 kwai4 gyun3 xie2 juan4 = bring family along

眷屬 gyun3 suk6 juan4 shu3 = family dependants

眷戀 gyun3 lyun2 juan4 lian4 = be sentimentally attached to (a person or place)

眷顧 gyun3 gu3 juan4 gu4 = (divine) protection and care; to take care of

攜家帶眷 kwai4 gaa1 daai3 gyun3 xie2 [PRC] / xi1 [TW] jia1 dai4 juan4 = to take one's family and relatives somewhere

家眷 gaa1 gyun3 jia1 juan4 = 1. family members 2. wife

寶眷 bou2 gyun3 = your family

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Decimal representation of this word: 眷
Unicode code for this character: U+7737 (off-site link)

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