漆 (cat1 | qi1) : lacquer; paint

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漆

cat1

qi1

[1] [n,v] lacquer; paint
[2] [n] lacquer/varnish tree
[3] [adj] pitch-black

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

漆

This word has been viewed 6567 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Mar 2011 00:46

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噴漆 pan3 cat1 pen1 qi1 = spray paint

漆黑一片 cat1 hak1 jat1 pin3 qi1 hei1 yi1 pian4 = complete darkness

油漆 jau4 cat1 you2 qi1 = paint ; oil-based paint

漆黑 cat1 hak1/haak1 qi1 hei1 = pitch black

漆皮 cat1 pei4*2 qi1 pi2 = coat of paint

漆器 cat1 hei3 = lacquerware

漆油 cat1 jau4*2 = paint ; oil-based paint 粵

油漆佬 jau4 cat1 lou2 = a painter (as a craftsman, not an artist)

漆片 cat1 pin3 qi1 pian4 = shellac

油光漆 jau4 gwong1 cat1 you2 guang1 qi1 = varnish
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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.
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Decimal representation of this word: 漆
Unicode code for this character: U+6f06 (off-site link)

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