幕 (mok6 | mu4) : tent; curtain

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幕

mok6

mu4

[1] tent; canopy
[2] curtain; screen
[3] office of a commanding general
[4] act of a play; scene

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 巾 (#50)

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

幕

This word has been viewed 6940 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Apr 2011 14:04

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幕後 mok6 hau6 mu4 hou4 = behind the scenes

字幕 zi6 mok6 zi4 mu4 = subtitle (on TV , DVD)

電視屏幕 din6 si6 ping4 mok6 = television screen 國

開幕 hoi1 mok6 kai1 mu4 = to open a meeting; to start a show

閉幕 bai3 mok6 bi4 mu4 = curtains closing

閉幕式 bai3 mok6 sik1 bi4 mu4 shi4 = closing ceremony

銀幕 ngan4 mok6 yin2 mu4 = the movies, the "silver screen"

屏幕 ping4 mok6 ping2 mu4 = display

營幕 jing4 mok6 ying2 mu4 = a tent

螢幕 jing4 mok6 ying2 mu4 = display screen
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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: 幕
Unicode code for this character: U+5e55 (off-site link)

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