泳 (wing6 | yong3) : dive; swim

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泳

wing6

yong3

dive; swim

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

泳

This word has been viewed 7893 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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游泳 jau4 wing6 you2 yong3 = to swim; swimming 國

泳帽 wing6 mou6*2 yong3 mao4 = a bathing/swimming cap

游泳池 jau4 wing6 ci4 you2 yong3 chi2 = swimming pool

仰泳 joeng5 wing6 yang3 yong3 = backstroke; back crawl

泳裝 wing6 zong1 yong3 zhuang1 = swim suit

泳褲 wing6 fu3 yong3 ku4 = swim trunks

捷泳 zit3 wing6 qie4 yong3 = the crawl; crawl stroke; overarm stroke

泳衣 wing6 ji1 = swimwear

背泳 bui3 wing6 pei4 yong3 = backstroke; back crawl

花樣泳 faa1 joeng6*2 wing6 = synchronized swimming
See all 28 compounds (CantoDict reports 29 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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: 泳
Unicode code for this character: U+6CF3 (off-site link)

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