khăn tay
Pronunciation
Northern
/xan˧˧ taj˧˧/
Central
/kʰaŋ˧˥ taj˧˥/
Southern
/kʰaŋ˧˧ taj˧˧/
Listen
handkerchief
Noun
handkerchief
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
handkerchief
A handkerchief is a small square of cloth used for wiping the face or hands, often carried in a pocket.
vi Anh ấy luôn mang theo một chiếc khăn tay trong túi áo.
en He always carries a handkerchief in his pocket.
Parts
khăn / tay / A compound of khăn + tay …
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Parts
khăn / tay / A compound of khăn + tay …
OriginA compound of khăn + tay
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
看拪
Candidates by syllable
khăn
看
tay
拪（𢬣）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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handkerchief
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Similar
handkerchief
Use
khó khăn / khăn áo / khăn quàng / khăn giấy …
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Use
khó khăn / khăn áo / khăn quàng / khăn giấy …