拐 (gwaai2 | guai3) : abduct, swindle; limp, walking stick

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拐

gwaai2

guai3

[1] abduct; kidnap
[2] swindle; cheat; defraud
[3] limp; hobble
[4] walking stick; cane; crutch
[5] take a turn; change direction

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

拐

This word has been viewed 7553 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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拐子 gwaai2 zi2 guai3 zi5 = a cripple

拐彎 gwaai2 waan1 guai3 wan1 = to turn at a bend

拐走 gwaai2 zau2 guai3 zou3 = kidnap; abduct

拐子佬 gwaai2 zi2 lou2 = kidnapper

拐彎兒 gwaai2 waan1 ji4 guai3 wan1 er5 = to take a turn; to go on a new course 國

拐杖 gwaai2 zoeng6*2 = crutch

拐騙 gwaai2 pin3 guai3 pian4 = swindle; abduct

偷呃拐騙 tau1 aak1 gwaai2 pin3 = stealing, cheating, swindling 粵

生蟲拐杖 saang1 cung4 gwaai2 zoeng6*2 = unreliable 粵

腳孤拐 goek3 gu1 gwaai2 jiao3 gu1 guai3 = bunion

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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: 拐
Unicode code for this character: U+62d0 (off-site link)

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