哨 (saau3 | shao4) : sentry post; whistle

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哨

saau3

shao4

[1] sentry post; patrol; outpost
[2] whistle
[3] (of birds) warble; chirp

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

哨

This word has been viewed 4645 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Sep 2010 10:04

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哨兵 saau3 bing1 shao4 bing1 = sentry

檢查哨 gim2 caa4 saau3 jian3 cha2 shao4 = inspection post; checkpoint

哨所 saau3 so2 shao4 suo3 = watchhouse; sentry post

吹口哨 ceoi1 hau2 saau3 chui1 kou3 shao4 = whistle

口哨 hau2 saau3 kou3 shao4 = whistle

口哨聲 hau2 saau3 seng1 kou3 shao4 sheng1 = whistling sound

哨牙仔 saau3 ngaa4 zai2 = go-ahead tooth boy; rabbit tooth boy 粵

哨牙妹 saau3 ngaa4 mui6*1 = go-ahead tooth girl; rabbit tooth girl 粵

前哨 cin4 saau3 qian2 shao4 = an outpost; an outguard

哨兵線 saau3 bing1 sin3 shao4 bing1 xian4 = a cordon; a picket line
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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: 哨
Unicode code for this character: U+54e8 (off-site link)

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