闃 (gwik1 kwik1 | qu4) : quiet

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闃

gwik1 kwik1

qu4

[literary] quiet; still; silent

Stroke count: 17

Level: 4

Radical: (#169)

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

闃 / 阒

This word has been viewed 3187 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 26th Mar 2015 04:16

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闃礫緙嘞 kwik1 lik1 kwaak1 laak3*1 = various 粵

闃寂 gwik1 zik6 qu4 ji2 [TW] / ji4 [PRC] = tranquil; quiet

闃然無聲 gwik1 jin4 mou4 sing1 qu4 ran2 wu2 sheng1 = absolutely quiet; completely still

闃無一人 gwik1 mou4 jat1 jan4 qu4 wu2 yi4 ren2 = absolutely no one around; not a soul to be seen

闃無人聲 gwik1 mou4 jan4 sing1 qu4 wu2 ren2 sheng1 = totally quiet; no one to be heard

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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: 闃
Unicode code for this character: U+95c3 (off-site link)

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