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naau4 maau4
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anchor - heavy object dropped into water to prevent a boat from moving | [related term] 碇 Jyutping maau4 is standard reading but unpopular; naau4 is variant and more commonly used. However, some might prefer lazy sound laau4 to naau4.
Stroke count: 17
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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錨 / 锚 | ||
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拋錨 paau1 naau4 = anchored, cast anchor; (of cars) get stuck midway 起錨 hei2 naau4 / laau4 = to weigh anchor, disanchor, unmoor |
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