匙 (ci4 si4 | chi2 shi5) : spoon; key

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匙

ci4 si4

chi2 shi5

[粵] ci4 | [國] chi2
spoon

[粵] si4 | [國] shi5
key

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 匕 (#21)

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

匙

This word has been viewed 8936 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Nov 2013 03:44

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匙扣 si4 kau3 shi5 kou4 = keychain 粵

鑰匙圈 joek6 si4 hyun1 yao4 shi5 quan1 = keychain 國

鎖匙 so2 si4 = key 粵

匙羹 ci4 gang1 chi2 geng1 = spoon 粵

鑰匙 joek6 si4 yao4 shi5 = key 國

鎖匙窿 so2 si4 lung4*1 = keyhole 粵

茶匙 caa4 ci4 cha2 chi2 = teaspoon

湯匙 tong1 ci4 tang1 chi2 = tablespoon; soup spoon

羹匙 gang1 ci4 geng1 chi2 = tablespoon 國

百合匙 baak3 hap6 si4 = master key
See all 24 compounds (CantoDict reports 26 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 匙
Unicode code for this character: U+5319 (off-site link)

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