津 (zeon1 | jin1) : ferry crossing; delicious

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津

zeon1

jin1

[1] ferry crossing; ford
[2] delicious; saliva; sweat
[3] moisten; dampen

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

津

This word has been viewed 7066 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Nov 2009 14:17

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津津有味 zeon1 zeon1 jau5 mei6 jin1 jin1 you3 wei4 = (idiom) with enthusiasm; eagerly; with gusto

津貼 zeon1 tip3 jin1 tie1 = subsidy

津白 zeon1 baak6 = Tianjin cabbage

薪津 san1 zeon1 xin1 jin1 = paycheck, pay

高齡津貼 gou1 ling4 zeon1 tip3 = old age allowance

津菜 zeon1 coi3 = Tientsin pakchoi 粵

津貼學校 zeon1 tip3 hok6 haau6 jin1 tie1 xue2 xiao4 = subsidized school

津校 zeon1 haau6 jin1 xiao4 = subsidized school

傷殘津貼 soeng1 caan1 zeon1 tip3 shang1 can2 jin1 tie1 = disability allowance

長者生活津貼 zoeng2 ze2 sang1 wut6 zeon1 tip3 = old age living allowance
See all 31 compounds (CantoDict reports 33 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: 津
Unicode code for this character: U+6d25 (off-site link)

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