軌 (gwai2 | gui3) : track, rail

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軌

gwai2

gui3

[1] track; rail; rut; course; path
[2] order; regulation; rule; form; law

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: (#159)

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

軌 / 轨

This word has been viewed 5374 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Aug 2009 14:44

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脫軌 tyut3 gwai2 tuo1 gui3 = to leave the rails; to derail; to jump the track

軌道 gwai2 dou6 gui3 dao4 = rail; orbit; course

路軌 lou6 gwai2 lu4 gui3 = rail; track; a railroad track

電車軌 din6 ce1 gwai2 dian4 che1 gui3 = tramlines; wrinkles

聯軌點 lyun4 gwai2 dim2 lian2 gui3 dian3 = (railway) junction

不軌 bat1 gwai2 bu4 gui3 = against the law or discipline 國

出軌 ceot1 gwai2 chu1 gui3 = derail; overstep bounds; extramarital affair

常軌 soeng4 gwai2 chang2 gui3 = an orbit; a normal practice

輕軌 hing1 gwai2 qing1 gui3 = light rail transport; LRT

無軌 mou4 gwai2 wu2 gui3 = trackless
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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: 軌
Unicode code for this character: U+8ecc (off-site link)

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