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筆畫數

简笔画数 · 繁筆畫數

Mandarin · pinyin bǐ huà shù

stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)

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筆: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
畫: huà · delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
笔: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
画: huà · a painting, picture, drawing; to draw
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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Mandarin tones

3–4–4 · bi3 hua4 shu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 waak6 sou3

Cantonese word readings for 筆畫數. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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