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Master List of Chinese Characters

(encoded in Unicode UTF-8)

This section shows all characters currently input into CantoDict.

The difficultly levels are arbitrary numbers based on my own perception of how useful a character is to a learner of Chinese. They are used in the various Online Quizzes.

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Showing 0-50 of 274 Cantonese-only characters

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Character jyutping pinyin Meaning Type
0 strokes
ngam [粵]to pull out   edit
4 strokes
dit1 di1 ji1 jie2 few; some; (plural possessive particle)   edit
mou5 mao3; mou3 don't have   edit
puk1 fu6 pu1 fall forward; fall prostrate   edit
5 strokes
duk1 du3 end or bottom   edit
𠆩 faan2 fan3 to play   edit
fik6 wave (sth)   edit
gaat6 ya1 cockroach   edit
ham6 kam2 kan3 all; raid; cover; slap   edit
pok3 pu1 deal a blow on   edit
zaat6 zha2 cockroach   edit
6 strokes
aa1 a1 final particle expressing consent and denial   edit
caa5 cross out, paint, scribble   edit
gui6 gui4 tired; exhausted; weary   edit
kek6 nang2 river bend   edit
7 strokes
cyun1 cun1 housing estate   edit
dam2 shen3 to beat, smash, throw   edit
𢪎 faak3 hua2 to beat, to whip   edit
kap1 cover with a lid; stamp with a chop   edit
keoi5 qu2 he; him; his; she; her; hers; it   edit
ngan1 an1 en1 skinny; puny; small; meagre   edit
pai1 pi2 peel with knife   edit
taai1 tai3 tyre; necktie   edit
wou1 gwok3 guo2 hun2 luo3 onomatopoeia for the sound of a dog barking   edit
8 strokes
bing2 bing3 to beat   edit
dam2 splash   edit
𠱂 dat1 put sth down; retort   edit
gam3 so; -ly   edit
gat1 stab; pierce; prick   edit
𠰋 jaau1 left-handed   edit
joeng2 unwrap; shake off   edit
𤜯 kap6 gap6 bite swiftly with a big mouthful   edit
ling4 burnished; polished   edit
man1 wen2 simmer; cook over slow fire   edit
naa2 na3 female, effeminate   edit
𣲷 nap6 sticky; sluggish   edit
pet6 paat6 classifier for shapeless paste   edit
𠱁 tam3 to cajole; lure; sweet-talk   edit
zo2 zhu3 zuo5 already   edit
9 strokes
beng3 bing3 [v] hide something away   edit
dei6 dei6*2 di4 dei1 somewhat; (plural/adverb suffix)   edit
𥄫 gap6 snooping; peeping; watching   edit
hoeng2 xiang3 in; on; at; from   edit
hong2 mouldy smell; dry (skin)   edit
kaat1 ji1 card   edit
lin1 nin1 nian4 nian2 beautiful girl; breast   edit
me1 mie1 Cantonese question particle   edit
me1 mie1 to carry on the shoulders   edit
si1 si1 furniture   edit
10 strokes
ce1 che1 [exclamation] disapproving   edit

 

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