盆 (pun4 | pen2 ) : basin, tub, pot

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盆

pun4

pen2

[1] basin; tub; pot; bowl; plate
[2] basin-shaped things
[3] classifier for things held in a basin, tub, pot, etc

(Classifier(s): 個)

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 皿 (#108)

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

盆

This word has been viewed 7418 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Aug 2009 02:21

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鋅盆 sing1 pun4*2 xin1 pen2 = sink 粵

盆栽 pun4 zoi1 pen2 zai1 = potted plant

面盆 min6 pun4*2 = a washbasin; a washbowl

火盆 fo2 pun4 huo3 pen2 = brasier, brazier, fire-pan

聚寶盆 zeoi6 bou2 pun4 ju4 bao3 pen2 = cornucopia

便盆 bin6 pun4 bian4 pen2 = bed pan

水盆 seoi2 pun4 shui3 pen2 = basin

坐浴盆 co5 juk6 pun4 zuo4 yu4 pen2 = bidet

浴盆 juk6 pun4 yu4 pen2 = bathtub

骨盆 gwat1 pun4 gu3 pen2 = pelvis
See all 26 compounds (CantoDict reports 27 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 盆

騎樓嘅花盆危危乎，隨時都會跌落去噉粵
The pots on the balcony seems unstable enough to fall off anytime.

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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: 盆
Unicode code for this character: U+76c6 (off-site link)

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