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空手道
ㄎㄨㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ
“karate; a Japanese martial art emphasizing hand strikes, kicks, and blocks”
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空
ㄎㄨㄥ
empty; vacant; unoccupied; air; sky; space; in vain; to empty; leisure; free time; bare; deserted; vast; high
手
ㄕㄡˇ
Hand; person skilled in a certain type of work; person engaged in certain work; classifier for skill; personal; convenient.
道
ㄉㄠˋ
road; path; way; method; principle; truth; doctrine; skill; art; to say; classifier for long things, barriers, questions, commands, courses, steps.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 知道ㄓ ㄉㄠˋto know; to be aware of; to understand; to realize
- 空間ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
- 手機ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧcell phone; mobile phone; handheld device for calling, messaging, and internet access.
- 道路ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄨˋroad; path; way; a route for vehicles or pedestrians; figuratively, a method, means, or course of action.
- 空氣ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋair; the gaseous mixture surrounding Earth, mainly nitrogen and oxygen; atmosphere; mood or ambiance of a situation; unconfirmed rumors or public talk.
- 選手ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇathlete; contestant; a person chosen to represent in a competition or match.
- 說道ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋto say; to state (the quoted words); to discuss; reason behind something
- 對手ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇopponent; rival; competitor; a well-matched adversary; a person of comparable ability; a spouse or partner
- 道理ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇreason; principle; sense; a course of action; moral principle; justification
- 難道ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋused in rhetorical questions to express surprise or disbelief; don't tell me...; could it be that...?
- 手術ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋsurgery; a medical procedure in which a doctor cuts into a patient's body to treat disease or injury; operation.
- 道德ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊmoral principles governing behavior; ethics; virtue; standards of right conduct in society