偶 (ngau5 | ou3) : idol; coincidentally

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偶

ngau5

ou3

[1] [n] idol; image [2] coincidentally; accidentally [3] once in a while [4] not to be taken for granted [5] [n] even number [6] [n] counterpart [7] [vn] mate [8] one's companion; fellows; buddies

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

偶

This word has been viewed 6267 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Feb 2010 02:16

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偶爾 ngau5 ji5 ou3 er3 = now and then; occasionally

偶像 ngau5 zoeng6 ou3 xiang4 = idol

偶然 ngau5 jin4 ou3 ran2 = incidentally, occasional(ly)

木偶 muk6 ngau5 mu4 ou3 = puppet, marionette, wooden image, carved figure

佳偶天成 gaai1 ngau5 tin1 sing4 jia1 ou3 tian1 cheng2 = the perfect couple

手偶 sau2 ngau5 shou3 ou3 = a hand puppet

華裔偶像 waa4 jeoi6 ngau5 zoeng6 hua2 yi4 ou3 xiang4 = ethnic-Chinese idol

匹偶 pat1 ngau5 = a married couple

玩偶 wun6 ngau5 wan2 ou3 = doll; toy figurine

配偶 pui3 ngau5 pei4 ou3 = consort, mate, spouse
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Decimal representation of this word: 偶
Unicode code for this character: U+5076 (off-site link)

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