檸 (ning4 | ning2) : lemon

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檸

ning4

ning2

lemon

Used mainly in compound form 檸檬.

Stroke count: 18

Level: 1

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

檸 / 柠

This word has been viewed 7877 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Feb 2012 03:51

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檸檬 ning4 mung1 ning2 meng2 = lemon

檸檬茶 ning4 mung1 caa4 ning2 meng2 cha2 = lemon tea

青檸檬 cing1 ning4 mung4*1 qing1 ning2 meng2 = lime (fruit)

檸茶 ning4*2 caa4 = lemon tea

檸檬黃色 ning4 mung4*1 wong4 sik1 ning2 meng2 huang2 se4 = lemon yellow

檸檬水 ning4 mung4*1 seoi2 ning2 meng2 shui3 = lemonade

檸檬雜飲 ning4 mung4 zaap6 jam2 = lemon squash (a drink: lemon juice, sugar syrup, soda water)

檸檬葉 ning4 mung4 jip6 = lemongrass

食檸檬 sik6 ning4 mung4*1 = feeling ashamed because of being rejected by someone 粵

檸檬色 ning4 mung4*1 sik1 ning2 meng2 se4 = lemon yellow
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No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 檸
Unicode code for this character: U+6ab8 (off-site link)

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