罕 (hon2 | han3) : rare

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罕

hon2

han3

rare; scarce; seldom; unusual; uncommon; exceptional

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 网 (#122)

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

罕

This word has been viewed 2691 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Sep 2009 01:58

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罕見 hon2 gin3 han3 jian4 = rare, rarely seen

罕有 hon2 jau5 han3 you3 = rarity, rare, unusual

稀罕 hei1 hon2 xi1 han5 = rare; value highly

罕聞 hon2 man4 han3 wen2 = to seldom hear of

新罕布夏 san1 hon2 bou3 haa6 = New Hampshire

新罕布什爾 san1 hon2 bou3 sap6 ji5 xin1 han3 bu4 shi2 er3 = New Hampshire

穆罕默德 muk6 hon2 mak6 dak1 mu4 han3 mo4 de2 = Muhammad

人跡罕至 jan4 zik1 hon2 zi3 ren2 ji4 han3 zhi4 = uncharted; off the beaten track

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Decimal representation of this word: 罕
Unicode code for this character: U+7f55 (off-site link)

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