霞 (haa4 | xia2) : rosy clouds

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霞

haa4

xia2

rosy clouds; multi-coloured sunlight (usu in the morning or evening)

Stroke count: 17

Level: 1

Radical: (#173)

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

霞

This word has been viewed 6091 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Jan 2012 04:56

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晚霞 maan5 haa4 wan3 xia2 = sunset glow; sunset clouds; afterglow

彩霞 coi2 haa4 cai3 xia2 = pink clouds; rosy clouds

霞氣 haa4 hei3 xia2 qi4 = condensation; mist 粵

煙霞 jin1 haa4 yan1 xia2 = smog; clouds and mist

棲霞 cai1 haa4 xi1 xia2 = Xixia (place in Shandong)

沈殿霞 sam2 din6 haa4 shen3 dian4 xia2 = Lydia Shum

龔秋霞 gung1 cau1 haa4 gong1 qiu1 xia2 = Gong Qiuxia

赤霞珠 cek3 haa4 zyu1 chi4 xia2 zhu1 = Cabernet Sauvignon (grape type)

霞多麗 haa4 do1 lai6 xia2 duo1 li4 = Chardonnay (grape type)

林青霞 lam4 cing1 haa4 lin2 qing1 xia2 = Brigitte Lin
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Decimal representation of this word: 霞
Unicode code for this character: U+971e (off-site link)

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