汪 (wong1 | wang1) : deep and vast (water)

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汪

wong1

wang1

[1] (of a body of water) deep and vast
[2] [n] [classifier] pool; puddle; pond
[3] (of liquid) collect; accumulate
[4] [onomatopoeia] bark; bowwow
[5] a Chinese surname

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

汪

This word has been viewed 3291 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Sep 2009 03:47

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汪洋 wong1 joeng4 wang1 yang2 = vast body of water

水汪汪 seoi2 wong1 wong1 shui3 wang1 wang1 = watery (e.g., as in eyes)

水汪 seoi2 wong1 shui3 wang1 = 1.watery (e.g., as in eyes) 2. [粵] undependable; inferior quality

素汪那普國際機場 sou3 wong1 naa5 pou2 gwok3 zai3 gei1 coeng4 su4 wang1 na4 pu3 guo2 ji4 ji1 chang3 = Suvarnabhumi International Airport

留尼汪島 lau4 nei4 wong1 dou2 liu2 ni2 wang1 dao3 = Réunion, Reunion

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Decimal representation of this word: 汪
Unicode code for this character: U+6c6a (off-site link)

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