箍 (ku1 | gu1) : hoop; bind around

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箍

ku1

gu1

[1] [v] bind around; hoop; surround
[2] [n] hoop; band; ferrule

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 竹 (#118)

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

箍

This word has been viewed 3723 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Mar 2011 14:23

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箍臣 ku1 seon2 = a cushion (loanword) 粵

橡筋箍 zoeng6 gan1 ku1 = rubber band

頭箍 tau4 ku1 tou2 gu1 = Manchu woman's band for gathering up hair

頸箍 geng2 ku1 = collar

箍頸 ku1 geng2 = sb being held by the neck by sb else

箍煲 ku1 bou1 = salvage the relationship 粵

箍牙 ku1 ngaa4 = get braces

牙箍 ngaa4 ku1 ya2 gu1 = braces (for teeth)

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你條女發嬲啦，仲唔快啲箍煲粵
Your girl is throwing tantrums. Quickly go appease her.

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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: 箍
Unicode code for this character: U+7b8d (off-site link)

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