葛 (got3 | ge2 ge3) : kudzu (vine); poplin

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葛

got3

ge2 ge3

[粵] got3 | [國] ge2
kudzu (vine); poplin

[粵] got3 | [國] ge3
a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

葛

This word has been viewed 5872 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Oct 2011 02:08

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沙葛 saa1 got3 sha1 ge3 = yam bean

杯葛 bui1 got3 bei1 ge2 = hartal; boycott

瓜葛 gwaa1 got3 gua1 ge3 = association; connection; involvement

九重葛 gau2 cung4 got3 jiu3 chong2 ge2 = bougainvillea: thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees with flower-like spring leaves near its flowers

三個臭皮匠,勝過一個諸葛亮 saam1 go3 cau3 pei4 zoeng6 sing3 gwo3 jat1 go3 zyu1 got3 loeng6 = two heads are better than one

一碌葛 jat1 luk1 got3 yi1 lu4 ge2 = a stupid person; an idiot; a fool 粵

碌葛 luk1 got3 lu4 ge2 = a stupid person; an idiot; a fool 粵

葛藤 got3 tang4 ge2 teng2 = kudzu, tangle of vines; complications

葛拉芬柏格點 got3 laai1 fan1 paak3 gaak3 dim2 = Grafenberg Spot

長葛 coeng4 got3 chang2 ge3 = Changge (city in Henan)
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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 葛
Unicode code for this character: U+845b (off-site link)

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