磯 (gei1 | ji1) : projecting rock

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磯

gei1

ji1

projecting rock over the water; water-surrounded rock

Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: 石 (#112)

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

磯 / 矶

This word has been viewed 2274 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Jan 2012 04:10

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洛杉磯 lok3 caam3 gei1 luo4 shan1 ji1 = Los Angeles

加利福尼亞大學洛杉磯分校 gaa1 lei6 fuk1 nei4 aa3 daai6 hok6 lok3 caam3 gei1 fan1 haau6 jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 da4 xue2 luo4 shan1 ji1 fen1 xiao4 = UCLA

洛杉磯時報 lok3 caam3 gei1 si4 bou3 luo4 shan1 ji1 shi2 bao4 = Los Angeles Times

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Decimal representation of this word: 磯
Unicode code for this character: U+78ef (off-site link)

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