袋 (doi6 doi6*2 | dai4) : pocket; bag; sack

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袋

doi6 doi6*2

dai4

[1] [n, classifier] pocket; bag; sack; pouch
[2] [粵] [v] put sth into pocket

Jyutping doi6*2 is commonly used for the last syllable of a multisyllabic noun.

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: (#145)

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

袋

This word has been viewed 12197 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Aug 2013 02:22

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手袋 sau2 doi6*2 = handbag; purse

膠袋 gaau1 doi6*2 = plastic bag 粵

紙袋 zi2 doi6*2 zhi3 dai4 = paper bag

眼袋 ngaan5 doi6*2 = bags under the eyes

筆袋 bat1 doi6*2 = pencil case

垃圾袋 laap6 saap3 doi6*2 la1 ji1 dai4 = rubbish bag, garbage bag

小袋 siu2 doi6*2 xiao3 dai4 = pouch

大袋子 daai6 doi6 zi2 da4 dai4 zi5 = sack

有眼袋 jau5 ngaan5 doi6 = to have bags under the eyes

手袋店 sau2 doi6*2 dim3 = a handbag shop
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如果你唔想啲垃圾流出嚟，你要綁緊個垃圾袋！粵
If you don't want garbage to spill out, you'll need to tie the garbage bag tight!

佢挽住個手袋過馬路粵
She was crossing the road while carrying a handbag.

呢袋衫躉喺你度先。粵
I'll leave this bag of clothes with you for the time being.

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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: 袋
Unicode code for this character: U+888b (off-site link)

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