腕 (wun2 | wan4) : wrist

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腕

wun2

wan4

wrist

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

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

腕

This word has been viewed 3295 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Jan 2011 09:19

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手腕 sau2 wun2 shou3 wan4 = a wrist; skill; finesse

外交手腕 ngoi6 gaau1 sau2 wun2 wai4 jiao1 shou3 wan4 = diplomatic

手腕子 sau2 wun2 zi2 shou3 wan4 zi5 = wrist

腕帶 wun2 daai3*2 wan4 dai4 = wrist strap; wrist band

割手腕 got3 sau2 wun2 = to slit one's wrists (as a form of suicide) 粵

腕鏈 wun2 lin6*2 wan4 lian4 = wrist chain

腳腕 goek3 wun2 jiao3 wan4 = ankle bracelet

掰腕子 baai1 wun2 zi2 bai1 wan4 zi5 = arm wrestling 國

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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: 腕
Unicode code for this character: U+8155 (off-site link)

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