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[1] [v] draw together; gather; collect [2] [v] contain [3] [v] receive; accept; take [4] [v] end; come to a close [5] [v] retrieve; take back; put away Stroke count: 6
Level: 2
Radical: 攴 (#66)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 攻 |
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This word has been viewed 22622 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 14:58 |
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收件人
sau1 gin6 jan4 = recipient (of mail)
收入
sau1 jap6 = income; earnings; revenue
收到
sau1 dou3*2 = to have received (sth.)
收穫
sau1 wok6 = results; gains; harvest; reap
收買
sau1 maai5 = to purchase; to bribe
稅收
seoi3 sau1 = revenue
收容
sau1 jung4 = take in; accommodate
收銀員
sau1 ngan4*2 jyun4 = counterperson; clerk; cashier
收留
sau1 lau4 = take sb in
國民收入
gwok3 man4 sau1 jap6 = national income See all 154 compounds (CantoDict reports 165 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 8 examples containing 收
我對鞋畀我做嘢嗰度個秘書收埋咗 粵
My shoes were hidden by the secretary at work. [Lit. I pair shoes by I work there [classifier] secretary hide-already]
我頭先email畀你嗰啲資料，你收到未呀？ 粵
Have you get the information I emailed to you just now yet? [Lit. I just-now email give you that information, you receive not-yet [particle]?]
啱啱收到現場最新嘅消息 粵
We've just received an on-the-spot update. [Lit. just now receive on-the-spot most new [possessive particle] news. Std. Chinese: 剛剛收到現場最新的消息. (Heard this sentence on a news report.)] |
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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/687/]收[/url][/big]
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Decimal representation of this word: 收
Unicode code for this character: U+6536 (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/687/]收[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/687/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">收</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 收
Unicode code for this character: U+6536 (off-site link)
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