帆 (faan4 | fan2 fan1 fan4) : sail (of a boat); boat

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帆

faan4

fan2 fan1 fan4

[1] [n] sail (of a boat) [2] [n] boat

Stroke count: 6

Level: 2

Radical: 巾 (#50)

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

帆

This word has been viewed 4744 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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帆船 faan4 syun4 fan1/2 chuan2 = sailboat; yacht

風帆 fung1 faan4 feng1 fan2 = [n] a sail; a canvas

帆船比賽 faan4 syun4 bei2 coi3 = a regatta (yacht race)

帆布 faan4 bou3 fan2 bu4 = canvas

機帆船 gei1 faan4 syun4 ji1 fan2 chuan2 (Taiwan), ji1 fan1 chuan2 (PRC) = motor sailboat; motorized junk

小帆船 siu2 faan4 syun4 = [n] yawl

機帆 gei1 faan4 = [n] a motor-junk

機動帆船 gei1 dung6 faan4 syun4 ji1 dong4 fan1 chuan2 = a motorize junk boat

中國帆船 zung1 gwok3 faan4 syun4 = a junk (lit., "Chinese sailing ship")

大三角帆 daai6 saam1 gok3 faan4 da4 san1 jia3 fan1 = spinnaker
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Decimal representation of this word: 帆
Unicode code for this character: U+5E06 (off-site link)

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