罐 (gun3 | guan4) : a can; metal container; pot; jar; pitcher

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罐

gun3

guan4

a can; metal container; pot; jar; pitcher

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Stroke count: 24

Level: 3

Radical: 缶 (#121)

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

罐

This word has been viewed 6456 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Oct 2013 22:57

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罐頭 gun3 tau4*2 guan4 tou5 = can

罐頭食物 gun3 tau*2 sik6 mat6 guan4 tou2 shi2 wu4 = canned food

火罐 fo2 gun3 huo3 guan4 = cupping jar/glass

罐頭刀 gun3 tau4*2 dou1 guan4 tou2 dao1 = can opener

煤氣罐 mui4 hei3 gun3 = gas tank

痰罐 taam4 gun3 = cuspidor; spittoon

儲氣罐 cyu5 hei3 gun3 chu3 qi4 guan4 = a gas-tank; gas storage

罐藏法 gun3 cong4 faat3 guan4 cang2 = canning

儲錢罐 cyu5 cin4*2 gun3 chu3 qian2 guan4 = money box, piggy bank

豬仔錢罐 zyu1 zai2 cin4*2 gun3 zhu1 zai3 qian2 guan4 = piggy bank, money box
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唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷粵
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappearing one by one; so you are the one stealing them.

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Decimal representation of this word: 罐
Unicode code for this character: U+7f50 (off-site link)

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