戟 (gik1 | ji3) : halberd

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戟

gik1

ji3

[1] [n] halberd
[2] [v] excite; stimulate

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 戈 (#62)

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

戟

This word has been viewed 3094 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Oct 2011 15:15

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班戟 baan1 gik1 = pancake 粵

芒果班戟 mong1 gwo2 baan1 gik1 = mango pancake

三叉戟 saam1 caa1 gik1 san1 cha1 ji3 = trident

乞戟 hat1 gik1 = a hot cake

亡戟得矛 mong4 gik1 dak1 maau4 wang2 ji3 de2 mao2 = a loss in one thing is made up for by the gain in another (lit., "losing a halberd and gaining a spear")

丹尼士三叉戟三型 daan1 nei4 si6 saam1 caa1 gik1 saam1 jing4 dan1 ni2 shi4 san1 cha1 ji3 san1 xing2 = Dennis Trident 3 bus

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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: 戟
Unicode code for this character: U+621f (off-site link)

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