吾 (ng4 | wu2) : I; me; we; us; my; our

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吾

ng4

wu2

[1] I; me; we; us [2] my; our [3] a family name

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

吾

This word has been viewed 5138 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:07

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執金吾 zap1 gam1 ng4 = an imperial official

金吾 gam1 ng4 = rod carried as symbol of imperial authority by 執金吾

吱吱吾吾 zi1 zi1 m4 m4 = talking unclearly, ambiguously

維吾爾 wai4 ng4 ji5 wei2 wu2 er3 = Uighur ethnic group of Xinjiang, China

伊吾 ji1 ng4 yi1 wu2 = Yiwu (place in Xinjiang)

支支吾吾 zi1 zi1 ng4 ng4 zi1 zi1 wu2 wu2 = hem and haw; refers to vague and evasive speech

民鐵吾 man4 tit3 ng4 = [台山] Manhattan

吾人 ng4 jan4 wu2 ren2 = I; we

新疆維吾爾自治區 san1 goeng1 wai4 ng4 ji5 zi6 zi6 keoi1 = Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

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Decimal representation of this word: 吾
Unicode code for this character: U+543e (off-site link)

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