舍 (se3 | she4) : house; my

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舍

se3

she4

[1] [n] house; dwelling; dormitory
[2] [pron] my - used in a self-deprecating manner before a place or younger relative
[3] an ancient unit of distance, equal to 30 li

1. 舍 is also the simplified form of 捨.
2. See also [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 舌 (#135)

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

舍

This word has been viewed 8250 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Oct 2013 11:09

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舍下 se3 haa6 she4 xia4 = my humble abode

零舍 ling4 se3 = especially 粵

宿舍 suk1 se3 su4 she4 = dormitory; hostel

校舍 haau6 se3 xiao4 she4 = school building

舍監 se3 gaam1 = supervisor

工廠宿舍 gung1 cong2 suk1 se3 = a factory dormitory, workman's quarters

政府宿舍 zing3 fu2 suk1 se3 zheng4 fu3 su4 she4 = government quarters

青年旅舍 cing1 nin4 leoi5 se3 qin1 nian2 lv3 she4 = youth hostel

女舍監 neoi5 se3 gaam1 nv3 she4 jian1 = matron (lit., "female supervisor")

施舍 si1 se5; si1 se3 shi1 she3 = the rise and fall; a resting place

中途宿舍 zung1 tou4 suk1 se3 = half-way houses

豬舍 zyu1 se3 = pigsty

員工宿舍 jyun4 gung1 suk1 se3 = dormitory (common formation)

女生宿舍 neoi5 saang1 suk1 se3 = a female student dormitory ("quail-roost")

打家劫舍 daa2 gaa1 gip3 se3 da3 jia1 jie2 she4 = loot; plunder

隔籬鄰舍 gaak3 lei4 leon4 se3 = is close to (proximity), next door neighbor 粵

靈舍 ling4 se3 = especially, particularly 粵

警察宿舍 ging2 caat3 suk1 se3 jing3 cha2 su4 she4 = Police Living Quarters (lit., "police dormitory") (common formation)

神不守舍 san4 bat1 sau2 se3 shen2 bu4 shou3 she4 = distracted; delirious; perturbed

左鄰右舍 zo2 leon4 jau6 se3 zuo3 lin2 you4 she4 = next door neighbours

舍利 se3 lei6 she4 li4 = sarira, Buddhist relics

寒舍 hon4 se3 han2 she4 = my humble abode; my home

Showing all 2 examples containing 舍

啲蚊零舍毒，咬嚫啲蚊赧到而家都未消粵
These mosquitoes especially potent as the swellings from their bites have yet to subside.

佢份人零舍柯箇粵
He behaves in a particularly affected way.

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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: 舍
Unicode code for this character: U+820d (off-site link)

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