滑

Mandarin · pinyin huá#

Meanings · huá

  1. to slip; to slide
  2. slippery; smooth
  3. sly; slippery; not to be trusted
Mandarin · pinyin Huá#

Meanings · Huá

  1. surname Hua
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滑
huá · slip, slide; slippery, polished
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2 · hua2

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gwat1 · waat6

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character · Etymology 1

  1. to slip; to slide
  2. to get away without punishment
  3. to swipe; to scroll (on an electronic product)
  4. smooth; glossy
  5. slippery; slick
  6. cunning; crafty; sly
  7. (Mainland China Hokkien) to slip out; to blurt out involuntarily
  8. a surname, Hua

character · Etymology 2

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to disturb; to unsettle; to agitate
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to treat; to regulate
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to muddy
  4. used in 滑稽 (gǔjī)

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