杳 (miu5 | yao3) : distant and remote

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杳

miu5

yao3

distant and remote; quiet and still; without a trace

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

杳

Don't confuse with:
杏查香

This word has been viewed 3496 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Oct 2013 01:51

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杳如黃鶴 miu5 jyu4 wong4 hok6 yao3 ru2 huang2 he4 = disappear like the yellow crane (nowhere to be found)

杳然 miu5 jin4 yao3 ran2 = quiet and silent; lonely

杳無音信 miu5 mou4 jam1 seon3 yao3 wu2 yin1 xin4 = have not been heard of since

杳無人跡 miu5 mou4 jan4 zik1 = uninhabited; untrodden

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Decimal representation of this word: 杳
Unicode code for this character: U+6773 (off-site link)

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