誇 (kwaa1 | kua1) : exaggerate; flaunt; praise

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誇

kwaa1

kua1

[1] [v] exaggerate; brag; boast [2] big; great [3] [v] show off; flaunt [4] [v] praise

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: (#149)

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

誇 / 夸

This word has been viewed 5299 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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誇口 kwaa1 hau2 kua1 kou3 = boast; brag

誇張 kwaa1 zoeng1 kua1 zhang1 = to exaggerate, to overstate

浮誇 fau4 kwaa1 fu2 kua1 = boasting; exaggerating; flamboyant

誇獎 kwaa1 zoeng2 kua1 jiang3 = to (excessively) praise; to applaud; to compliment

誇過 kwaa1 gwo3 kua1 guo4 = cross over; step over

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Decimal representation of this word: 誇
Unicode code for this character: U+8a87 (off-site link)

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