端 (dyun1 | duan1) : erect; end; beginning; point

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端

dyun1

duan1

[1] [adj] erect; upright; proper
[2] [n] end; tip; extremity
[3] [n] beginning; cause; reason
[4] [n] point; aspect; item
[5] [v] hold sth level with both hands

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 立 (#117)

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

端

This word has been viewed 7497 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Mar 2011 05:08

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台端 toi4 dyun1 tai2 duan1 = you (in a formal letter)

無端端 mou4 dyun1 dyun1 = for no reason / suddenly 粵

端午節 dyun1 ng5 zit3 duan1 wu3 jie2 = Dragon Boat Festival

弊端 bai6 dyun1 bi4 duan1 = malpractice

爭端 zang1 dyun1 zheng1 duan1 = dispute; conflict; controversy

終端 zung1 dyun1 zhong1 duan1 = terminal; end

尖端 zim1 dyun1 jian1 duan1 = the best; the most advanced; the most sophisticated; the highest peak

極端 gik6 dyun1 ji2 duan1 = extreme

頂端 ding2 dyun1 ding3 duan1 = summit; peak

端正 dyun1 zing3 duan1 zheng4 = proper; upright; correct; regular
See all 32 compounds (CantoDict reports 28 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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可唔可以解釋一下點解妳會無端端被人拉呢？粵
Can you explain why you were arrested for no reason?
[Lit. Can-cannot explain a-little-bit why you would-be for-no-reason by people arrest [particle]?]

景氣好壞可從口紅銷售量看出端倪
The sales volume of lipstick gives a clue as to how prosperous the economy is.

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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: 端
Unicode code for this character: U+7aef (off-site link)

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