爵 (zoek3 | jue2) : peerage; rank of nobility

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爵

zoek3

jue2

[1] peerage; rank/title of nobility
[2] ancient wine vessel with three legs and a loop handle

Stroke count: 18

Level: 1

Radical: 爪 (#87)

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

爵

This word has been viewed 3499 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Mar 2012 10:46

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爵士 zoek3 si6 jue2 shi4 = Sir; jazz

爵士音樂 zoek3 si6 jam1 ngok6 jue2 shi4 yin1 le4 = jazz

公爵 gung1 zoek3 gong1 jue2 = duke

公爵夫人 gung1 zoek3 fu1 jan4 gong1 jue2 fu1 ren2 = duchess

伯爵 baak3 zoek3 bo2 jue2 = an earl; a count

爵士歌手 zoek3 si6 go1 sau2 jue2 shi4 ge1 shou3 = [n] a jazz singer

爵士樂 zoek3 si6 ngok6 jue2 shi4 yue4 = [n] jazz music

子爵夫人 zi2 zoek3 fu1 jan4 zi3 jue2 fu1 ren2 = viscountess

賣官鬻爵 maai6 gun1 juk6 zoek3 mai4 guan1 yu4 jue2 = receive a bribe and sell off positions and titles to gain wealth

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Decimal representation of this word: 爵
Unicode code for this character: U+7235 (off-site link)

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