簧 (wong4 | huang2) : (music) reed; (machine) spring

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簧

wong4

huang2

[1] [music] reed - the metal tongue in a reed organ
[2] spring or catch in a machine

Stroke count: 18

Level: 2

Radical: 竹 (#118)

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

簧

This word has been viewed 2386 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Mar 2012 02:25

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彈簧 daan6 wong4*2 tan2 huang2 = a spring

簧風琴 wong4 fung1 kam4 huang2 feng1 qin2 = melodion

單簧管 daan1 wong4 gun2 dan1 huang2 guan3 = clarinet

彈簧秤 daan6 wong4 cing3 tan2 huang2 cheng4 = spring balance

口簧琴 hau2 wong4 kam4 kou3 huang2 qin2 = jew's harp

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Decimal representation of this word: 簧
Unicode code for this character: U+7c27 (off-site link)

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