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[1] purplish mushroom symbolising nobility [2] a kind of fragrant herb [3] a Chinese family name [4] used in transliteration for 芝士 (cheese) Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
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| This character was last edited on 14th Nov 2007 | |
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芝士
zi1 si6*2 = cheese
芝麻
zi1 maa4 = sesame
芝麻油
zi1 maa4 jau4 = sesame oil
芝麻糊
zi1 maa4 wu4*2 = sesame paste soup
煙燻芝士
jin1 fan1 zi1 si6*2 = smoked cheese粵
芝麻卷
zi1 maa4 gyun2 = black sesame roll
靈芝
ling4 zi1 = ling chi; lingzhi; reishi mushroom; Ganoderma lucidum
芝士蛋糕
zi1 si6*2 daan6 gou1 = cheesecake
芝士漢堡包
zi1 si6*2 hon3 bou2 baau1 = a cheeseburger
芝麻官
zi1 maa4 gun1 = a petty officialSee all 24 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 芝
Unicode code for this character: U+829D (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 芝
Unicode code for this character: U+829D (off-site link)
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