掣 (zai3 | che4) : drag; pull; draw; hinder

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掣

zai3

che4

[1] [v] drag; pull; draw [2] [v] hinder [3] [v] snatch away
[4] [粵] [v] switch, button, brake

See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] for a discussion on pronunciation and meaning.

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

掣

This word has been viewed 2833 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd May 2013 15:41

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腳掣 goek3 zai3 = brake 粵

電掣 din6 zai3 dian4 che4 = to strike like lightning; an electrical switch 粵

光暗掣 gwong1 am3 zai3 guang1 an4 che4 = dimmer (for lights) 粵

剎掣 saat3 zai3 = apply the brakes 粵

煞掣 saat3 zai3 = to apply the brakes (in a vehicle) 粵

撳掣 gam6 zai3 = to push a button or switch 粵

手掣 sau2 zai3 = a hand brake; a hand switch 粵

風馳電掣 fung1 ci4 din6 zai3 feng1 chi2 dian4 che4 = to speed along

掣肘 zai3 zau2 che4 zhou3 = hinder sb. from doing sth.; restrict; impede

閂掣 saan1 zai3 shuan1 che4 = turn off the tap 粵
See all 15 compounds (CantoDict reports 13 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 掣
Unicode code for this character: U+63a3 (off-site link)

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