腔 (hong1 | qiang1) : cavity; accent; tone; tune

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腔

hong1

qiang1

[1] cavity; chamber (in one's body)
[2] accent; tone; tune; pitch; speech

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

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

腔

This word has been viewed 6199 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Jan 2011 14:43

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髓腔 seoi5 hong1 sui3 qiang1 = [bio.] pulp cavity

口腔 hau2 hong1 = oral cavity

胸腔 hung1 hong1 = thoracic cavity

鼻腔 bei6 hong1 = nasal cavity

字正腔圓 zi6 zing3 hong1 jyun4 = pronounce every word correctly and in a sweet, mellow voice

幫腔 bong1 hong1 bang1 qiang1 = vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas

搭腔 daap3 hong1 da1 qiang1 = to answer; to respond; to converse

南腔北調 naam4 hong1 bak1 diu6 = speak Mandarin with southern accent

腔調 hong1 diu6 qiang1 diao4 = tune; tone; accent

哭腔 huk1 hong1 ku1 qiang1 = dirge; opera tune portraying mourning; voice heard between sobs
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Decimal representation of this word: 腔
Unicode code for this character: U+8154 (off-site link)

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