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  gan1   jyutping
  jin1   pinyin
[1] [n] handkerchief; napkin; towel
[2] [n] headgear; articles for dressing the hair
[3] Kangxi radical 50 (turban)

Stroke count: 3
Level: 1
Radical: (#50)

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

This word has been viewed 6970 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  sau2 gan1  shou3 jin1 = hand towel; washcloth; handkerchief
detail  mou4 gan1  mao2 jin1 = towel
detail  zi2 gan1  zhi3 jin1 = tissue (paper)
detail  maat3 sau2 mou4 gan1  ma1 shou3 mao2 jin1 = hand towel; handtowel
detail  geng2 gan1  jing3 jin1 = neckerchief, scarf
detail  saa1 taan1 gan1  sha1 tan1 jin1 = beach towel
detail  wai6 sang1 gan1  wei4 sheng1 jin1 = sanitary napkin; sanitary towel
detail  wai4 gan1  wei2 jin1 = scarf; shawl
detail  tau4 gan1  tou2 jin1 = scarf; turban; head covering
detail  min6 gan1  mian4 jin1 = face-cloth, face towel, washrag; shroud over the face of a corpse
See all 29 compounds (CantoDict reports 28 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing 1 example containing 巾
detail 毛巾
Pull towel down before use.
[a more literal translation might be to "jolt" the towel]
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