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Jyutping seon3
Pinyin xīn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. the tongue of a snake

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Jyutping sam1
Pinyin xìn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. core
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Only used in 芯子 (xìnzi, “fuse; tongue of a snake”).

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Jyutping sam1
Pinyin xīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lamp pith
  2. wick
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. lamp pith/wick/core of an object/pith from rush (juncus effusus)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    物件​最​中心​嘅​部份
    the core part of something
    • 鉛芯
      铅芯
      lead refill
    • 電芯
      电芯
      battery
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    lamp wick
  2. character
    pith from the common rush (Juncus effusus), used as lamp wick
  3. character, usually
    core material (of something); centre; wick; pencil lead
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. pith from rush (Juncus effusus)
  2. Cangjie Input
    TP
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #970
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    蜡烛没有了芯,就不能算是蜡烛了。
    蠟燭沒有了芯,就不能算是蠟燭了。
    là zhú méi yǒu le xīn , jiù bù néng suàn shì là zhú le 。
    • A candle without a wick is no candle at all.
  2. Mandarin
    我从她那里拿了一根自动铅笔芯。
    我從她那裏拿了一根自動鉛筆芯。
    wǒ cóng tā nà li ná le yī gēn zì dòng qiān bǐ xīn 。
    • I got a piece of lead for my mechanical pencil from her.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    滤水器个滤芯最好一个月换一次。
    濾水器個濾芯最好一個月換一次。
    leoi6 seoi2 hei3 go3 leoi6 sam1 zeoi3 hou2 jat1 go3 jyut6 wun6 jat1 ci3.
    • It is better to change the water filter core once a month.
  2. Cantonese
    事头婆,菜芯几钱斤呀?
    事頭婆,菜芯幾錢斤呀?
    si6 tau4 po4, coi3 sam1 gei2 cin2 gan1 aa3?
    • How much is a catty of choy sum, boss?
  3. Cantonese
    你枝铅芯笔喺我度㖞。
    你枝鉛芯筆喺我度喎。
    nei5 zi1 jyun4 sam1 bat1 hai2 ngo5 dou6 wo3.
    • I've got your mechanical pencil.
  4. Cantonese
    笔芯电
    筆芯電
    bat1 sam1 din6
    • AA or AAA cell
  5. Cantonese
    换电芯
    換電芯
    wun6 din6 sam1
    • to replace the batteries
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这些水笔笔芯是李华(化名)高三最后一个学期用掉的,一共124根
    這些水筆筆芯是李華(化名)高三最後一個學期用掉的,一共124根
    zhè xiē shuǐ bǐ bǐ xīn shì lǐ huá ( huà míng ) gāo sān zuì hòu yī ge xué qī yòng diào de , yī gòng 124 gēn
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