茨 (ci4 | ci2) : thatched house

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茨

ci4

ci2

[1] thatched house
[2] [plant] puncture vine

Stroke count: 10

Level: 4

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

茨

This word has been viewed 2540 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Jul 2011 14:51

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茨菇 ci4 gu1 ci2 gu1 = arrowhead, katniss

博茨瓦納 bok3 ci4 ngaa5 naap6 bo2 ci2 wa3 na4 = Botswana

聖基茨和尼維斯 sing3 gei1 ci4 wo4 nei4 wai4 si1 sheng4 ji1 ci2 he2 ni2 wei2 si1 = Saint Kitts and Nevis

博茨瓦納人 bok3 ci4 ngaa5 naap6 jan4 bo2 ci2 wa3 na4 ren2 = person from Botswana

阿耳茨海默氏病 aa3 ji5 ci4 hoi2 mak6 si6 beng6 a1 er3 ci2 hai3 mo4 shi4 bing4 = Alzheimer's disease

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Decimal representation of this word: 茨
Unicode code for this character: U+8328 (off-site link)

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