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  mak6 maak6   jyutping
  mai4 mo4   pinyin
(jyutping) mak6, (pinyin) mai4
[1] blood vessel; arteries and veins
[2] pulse (of blood vessel)
[3] blood-vessel-like network, e.g. mountain range; stems of a leaf, wings of insects

(jyutping) mak6, (pinyin) mo4
affectionate; amorous; loving


Jyutping mak6 is the literary pronunciation; maak6 the colloquial. At present, maak6 is losing out to mak6 even in colloquial context.
Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: (#130)

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

This word has been viewed 6037 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Sep 2010 14:48

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detail  saan1 mak6  shan1 mai4 = mountain range
detail  dung6 mak6  dong4 mai4 = artery
detail  baa2 mak6   = feel pulse
detail  mak6 mun4  mai4 men2 = location near wrist for feeling pulse
detail  mak6 bok3  mai4 bo2 = pulse
detail  ming6 mak6  ming4 mai4 = lifeline
detail  on3 mak6  an4 mai4 = to feel (take) the pulse
detail  mak6 bok3 leot6  mai4 bo2 lv4 = pulse rate
detail  jip6 mak6  ye4 mai4 = large veins
detail  zing6 mak6  jing4 mai4 = veins
See all 38 compounds (CantoDict reports 37 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)
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