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caang1
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[1] [v] prop; support [2] [v] stretch tight; burst [3] [v] pole; punt (a raft or a boat) [4] [v] maintain; keep up; go on with [5] [v] open Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
Radical: 扌 (#64)
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| This character was last edited on 15th Jul 2008 | |
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支撐
zi1 caang1 = to support; to prop up
光撐撐
gwong1 caang1*4 caang1*4 = (very) bright
撐艇
caang1 teng5 = to pole or punt a boat
撐艇仔
caang1 teng5 zai2 = a person who poles a boat
架撐
gaa3 caang1 = tools for manual labor粵
撐檯腳
caang3 toi4*2 goek3 = to have a meal with one's love粵
撐船
caang1 syun4 = to punt a boat
死雞撐飯蓋
sei2 gai1 caang3 faan6 goi3 = not admit one is wrong but continue arguing; "grasping at straws" |
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Showing 1 example containing 撐
個木橈只有一尺長，點用嚟撐船呀 粵
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How can we use a mere one-feet long paddle to punt the boat? Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 撐
Unicode code for this character: U+6490 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 撐
Unicode code for this character: U+6490 (off-site link)
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