猥 (wai2 wui1 | wei3) : vulgar; obscene; numerous

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猥

wai2 wui1

wei3

[1] vulgar; obscene; indecent
[2] numerous; multifarious

Jyutping wai2 is standard reading; wui1 is variant. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 犬 (#94)

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

猥

This word has been viewed 3421 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 30th Jan 2013 01:05 and last edited on 3rd Apr 2016 14:26

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猥褻 wai2 sit3 wei3 xie4 = obscene; salacious; act indecently towards (a woman)

猥褻男 wai2 sit3 naam4 wei3 xie4 nan2 = a lewd male

猥瑣 wai2 so2; wui1 so2 wei3 suo3 = wretched; boorish; vulgar

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Decimal representation of this word: 猥
Unicode code for this character: U+7325 (off-site link)

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