芯 (sam1 | xin1) : core of an object

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芯

sam1

xin1

core of an object, e.g. wick, fuse, etc

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

芯

This word has been viewed 5472 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Oct 2013 11:17

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電芯 din6 sam1 dian4 xin1 = electric cell 粵

鉛芯 jyun4 sam1 qian1 xin1 = lead (metal)

鉛芯筆 jyun4 sam1 bat1 = propelling pencil; mechanical pencil

筆芯電 bat1 sam1 din6 = AA size battery 粵

鉛筆芯 jyun4 bat1 sam1 qian1 bi3 xin1 = pencil lead

燃料芯塊 jin4 liu6*2 sam1 faai3 ran2 liao4 xin1 kuai4 = fuel pellets

線芯 sin3 sam1 = [n] a bobbin (for sewing)

燈芯 dang1 sam1 deng1 xin1 = lampwick

燭芯 zuk1 sam1 zhu2 xin1 = candlewick

反應堆芯 faan2 jing3 deoi1 sam1 fan3 ying4 dui1 xin1 = reactor core
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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: 芯
Unicode code for this character: U+82af (off-site link)

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