骹 (gaau3 haau1 | qiao1) : joint

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骹

gaau3 haau1

qiao1

(body) joint

Jyutping haau1 is standard reading, but gaau3 is much more popular.

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: (#188)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

骹

This word has been viewed 3456 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 31st Dec 2011 11:33

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雞髀打人牙骹軟 gai1 bei2 daa2 jan4 ngaa4 gaau3 jyun5 = to bribe someone with a small gift 粵

甩骹 lat1 gaau3 = dislocated joint 粵

甩骹 lat1 gaau3 = to dislocate a joint 粵

打牙骹 daa2 ngaa4 gaau3 = to chat aimlessly 粵

牙骹 ngaa4 gaau3 = the jawbone

牙骹戰 ngaa4 gaau3 zin3 ya2 qiao1 zhan4 = grudge match 粵

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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: 骹
Unicode code for this character: U+9ab9 (off-site link)

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