敞 (cong2 | chang3) : spacious; leave open

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敞

cong2

chang3

[1] [adj] spacious; roomy; sizable
[2] [v] leave open; be clear/uncrowded

Commonly mispronounced as "tong2". [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 攴 (#66)

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

敞

This word has been viewed 3193 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Oct 2011 02:19

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敞開 cong2 hoi1 chang3 kai1 = to open up wide

寬敞 fun1 cong2 kuan1 chang5 = spacious

敞篷車 cong2 pung4 ce1 chang3 peng2 che1 = cabriolet; convertible

敞開兒 cong2 hoi1 ji4 chang3 kair1 = [adv] unlimitedly, unrestrictedly 國

寬敞戶 fun1 cong2 wu6 kuan1 chang3 hu4 = under-occupied households

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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: 敞
Unicode code for this character: U+655e (off-site link)

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