爽 (song2 | shuang3) : refreshing; frank; quick

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爽

song2

shuang3

[1] refreshing; bracing; crisp; bright
[2] frank; candid; hearty; cheerful
[3] quick; brisk; agile; enthusiastic
[4] feeling high/great/terrific; comfortable
[5] deviate; fail; miss; perplexed

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 爻 (#89)

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

爽

Don't confuse with:
來夾坐

This word has been viewed 9154 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Sep 2009 04:46

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爽快 song2 faai3 shuang3 kuai4 = forthright; refreshing

爽口 song2 hau2 = tasty and refreshing

涼爽 loeng4 song2 liang2 shuang3 = nice, cool and refreshing

爽脆 song2 ceoi3 shuang3 cui4 = forthright; crisp

爽神 song2 san4 = very refreshing

爽身粉 song2 san1 fan2 = talcum powder

爽利 song2 lei6 shuang3 li4 = brisk and neat

乾爽 gon1 song2 = dry

爽膚水 song2 fu1 seoi2 = toner (cosmetic item)

不爽 bat1 song2 bu4 shuang3 = not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate 國
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你係先至講，唔好貪口爽喎粵
Tell me only if it is true, don't say it for the mere fun of it.

佢今年八十歲啦，重係咁精神爽利粵
She is already eighty this year, yet she is still full of life and zest.

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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: 爽
Unicode code for this character: U+723d (off-site link)

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