奄 (jim1 jim2 | yan3 ) : feeble; cover

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奄

jim1 jim2

yan3

[粵] jim1 [國] yan3
feeble; very weak; half dead

[粵] jim2 [國] yan3
[1] cover; overspread; surround
[2] suddenly; abruptly; rapidly

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 大 (#37)

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

奄

This word has been viewed 3017 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Sep 2009 12:00

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奄列 am1/ngam1 lit6 an1 lie4 = omelet, omelette 粵

奄尖 jim1 zim1 = choosy, fussy, particular, arrogant 粵

奄奄一息 jim1 jim1 jat1 sik1 yan3 yan3 (PRC) yan1 yan1 (TW) yi1 xi1(PRC) xi2 (TW) = on one's last breath; on the verge of dying

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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: 奄
Unicode code for this character: U+5944 (off-site link)

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