燥 (cou3 | zao4) : dry

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燥

cou3

zao4

dry; parched

Stroke count: 17

Level: 2

Radical: 火 (#86)

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

燥

This word has been viewed 3899 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jan 2012 10:39

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乾燥 gon1 cou3 gan1 zao4 = dry; arid

燥熱 cou3 jit6 zao4 re4 = dry and hot; torrid

大便乾燥 daai6 bin6 gon1 cou3 da4 bian4 gan1 zao4 = constipated

枯燥 fu1 cou3 ku1 zao4 = dull; boring; uninteresting

口乾舌燥 hau2 gon1 sit6 cou3 kou3 gan1 she2 zao4 = to have one's mouth go dry

燥底 cou3 dai2 zao4 di3 = have inner heat 粵

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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: 燥
Unicode code for this character: U+71e5 (off-site link)

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