顛 (din1 | dian1) : peak; jolt

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顛

din1

dian1

[1] peak; summit; top
[2] jolt; bump; jerk
[3] fall; topple; upset

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 19

Level: 3

Radical: (#181)

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

顛 / 颠

This word has been viewed 3748 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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顛覆 din1 fuk1 dian1 fu4 = to subvert; to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime)/ to undermine

顛簸 din1 bo3 dian1 bo3 = to shake; to jolt

顛倒 din1 dou2 dian1 dao3 = to turn upside down; to invert; confused

不列顛諸島 bat1 lit6 din1 zyu1 dou2 bu2 lie4 dian1 zhu1 dao3 = British Isles 國

顛倒過來 din1 dou2 gwo3 lai4 dian1 dao3 guo4 lai2 = invert

顛倒是非 din1 dou2 si6 fei1 dian1 dao3 shi4 fei1 = confound right and wrong; confuse truth and falsehood; turn things upside down

顛倒黑白 din1 dou2 hak1 baak6 dian1 dao3 hei1 bai2 = confuse right and wrong; turn facts upside down (mix up black and white)

大不列顛 daai6 bat1 lit6 din1 = Great Britain (more commonly 英國)

大不列顛島 daai6 bat1 lit6 din1 dou2 = Great Britain (more commonly 英國)

顛沛流離 din1 pui3 lau4 lei4 dian1 pei4 liu2 li2 = roam around; live a vagrant life; wander around

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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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Unicode code for this character: U+985b (off-site link)

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