群 (kwan4 | qun2) : crowd; group

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群

kwan4

qun2

[1] [n] crowd; group; multitude; mass
[2] [adj] multitudinous; numerous
[3] [classifier] group; flock; herd; swarm

Variant: 羣

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 羊 (#123)

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

群

This word has been viewed 9858 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Feb 2011 01:14

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逸群 jat6 kwan4 yi4 qun2 = above the common; outstanding; excels; preeminent

群體 kwan4 tai2 qun2 ti3 = group

群交 kwan4 gaau1 qun2 jiao1 = group sex

人群 jan4 kwan4 ren2 qun2 = a crowd of people

群島 kwan4 dou2 qun2 dao3 = archipelago; group of islands

群眾 kwan4 zung3 qun2 zhong4 = the masses; the people; the public

聯群結隊 lyun4 kwan4 git3 deoi6 = flock; gang; horde; troopin crowds; in flocks; in packs and bands 粵

一群 jat1 kwan4 yi1 qun2 = gang, regiment

中國餐館症候群 zung1 gwok3 caan1 gun2 zing3 hau6 kwan4 zhong1 guo2 can1 guan3 zheng4 hou4 qun2 = Chinese restaurant syndrome

群芳 kwan4 fong1 qun2 fang1 = a collection of flowers; a group of beatiful women
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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: 群
Unicode code for this character: U+7fa4 (off-site link)

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