緘 (gaam1 zin1 | jian1) : close; seal

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緘

gaam1 zin1

jian1

[1] close; shut; keep silent
[2] seal (a letter)

Jyutping gaam1 is standard reading; zin1 is variant.

Stroke count: 15

Level: 4

Radical: 糸 (#120)

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

緘 / 缄

This word has been viewed 2450 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 9th May 2011 16:39 and last edited on 8th Feb 2014 09:30

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緘默權 gaam1 mak6 kyun4 jian1 mo4 quan2 = right to silence

緘默 gaam1 mak6 jian1 mo4 = keep silent; be reticent

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Decimal representation of this word: 緘
Unicode code for this character: U+7dd8 (off-site link)

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