串 (cyun3 | chuan4) : string together; gang up; play a role

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串

cyun3

chuan4

[1] [v] string together; link up; connect
[2] [n/classifier] string; bunch; cluster
[3] [v] gang up; collaborate; collude
[4] [v] play an unfamiliar role (in a play)
[5] [v] go from place to place; move about
[6] [粵] [v] spell (a word in Roman letters) | [國] 拼寫
[7] [粵] [adj] arrogant; cocky | [Var] 寸

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Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 丨 (#2)

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

串

This word has been viewed 8676 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Dec 2014 14:19

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串通 cyun3 tung1 = collude; to band together; to conspire against

串連 cyun3 lin4 = cascade

連串 lin4 cyun3 lian2 chuan4 = a series of

一連串 jat1 lin4 cyun3 yi1 lian2 chuan4 = series/string/chain of

一串紅 jat1 cyun3*1 hung4 = Salvia splendens (scarlet sage)

一串 jat1 cyun3 yi1 chuan4 = strand

串口 cyun3 hau2 chuan4 kou3 = serial ports

串口打印機 cyun3 hau2 daa2 jan3 gei1 chuan4 kou3 da3 yin4 ji1 = a serial printer

串聯 cyun3 lyun4 chuan4 lian2 = a series connection; to connect

串話 cyun3 waa6 chuan4 hua4 = crosstalk
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你公司嘅名點串呀？粵
How do you spell your company's name?

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Decimal representation of this word: 串
Unicode code for this character: U+4e32 (off-site link)

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