鯨 (king4 | jing1) : whale

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鯨

king4

jing1

whale

Stroke count: 19

Level: 2

Radical: (#195)

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

鯨 / 鲸

This word has been viewed 4657 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th May 2011 11:18

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鯨魚 king4 jyu4*2 jing1 yu2 = whale

捕鯨 bou6 king4 bu3 jing1 = whaling

蠶食鯨吞 caam4 sik6 king4 tan1 can2 shi2 jing1 tun1 = of the powerful to gradually seize and occupy or swallow up that of the weak

捕鯨船 bou6 king4 syun4 bu3 jing1 chuan2 = whaler; whale catcher

殺人鯨 saat3 jan4 king4 sha1 ren2 jing1 = orca, the killer whale

長鬚鯨 coeng4 sou1 king4 chang2 xu1 jing1 = finback, fin whale

座頭鯨 zo6 tau4 king4 zuo4 tou2 jing1 = humpback whale

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Decimal representation of this word: 鯨
Unicode code for this character: U+9be8 (off-site link)

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