Columbus sailed farther west to look for a new continent.
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西方
xī fāng
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xī fāng · sai1 fong1 (Jyutping)
- the West
- the Occident
- Western countries
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Character breakdown
西
- Meaning
- west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
- Radical
- 西
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- ⿻兀囗
- Cangjie
- MCW
- Four-corner
- 1060.0
方
- Meaning
- a square, rectangle; a region; local
- Radical
- 方
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- ⿱亠？
- Cangjie
- YHS
- Four-corner
- 0022.7
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