櫻 (jing1 | ying1) : sakura; cherry

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櫻

jing1

ying1

sakura; cherry

Stroke count: 21

Level: 1

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

櫻 / 樱

This word has been viewed 7711 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Apr 2012 14:40

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櫻桃 jing1 tou4 ying1 tao2 = cherry

櫻花 jing1 faa1 ying1 hua1 = the cherry blossom flower; sakura

櫻花草 jing1 faa1 cou2 ying1 hua1 cao3 = primrose

日本櫻花 jat6 bun2 jing1 faa1 = Japanese cherry

金櫻子 gam1 jing1 zi2 = Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata Michx)

櫻桃小丸子 jing1 tou4 siu2 jyun4*2 zi2 = Chibi Maruko-chan (Japanese cartoon character)

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

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