郵 (jau4 | you2) : mail; post; stamp

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郵

jau4

you2

[1] [v] mail; post; remit
[2] [n] postal; mail
[3] [n] postage stamp

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: (#163)

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

郵 / 邮

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Mar 2014 13:40

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郵局 jau4 guk6*2 you2 ju2 = post office

郵票 jau4 piu3 you2 piao4 = stamp

郵政署 jau4 zing3 cyu5 you2 zheng4 shu3 = Post Office

電郵 din6 jau4 dian4 you2 = e-mail; email

電子郵件 din6 zi2 jau4 gin6*2 dian4 zi3 you2 jian4 = electronic mail; e-mail; email

郵箱 jau4 soeng1 you2 xiang1 = [1] a post office box P.O.B. [2] a mailbox

郵差 jau4 caai1 you2 chai1 = postman; mailman

郵電 jau4 din6 you2 dian4 = post and telecommunications

郵購 jau4 kau3 you2 gou4 = mail order

郵政 jau4 zing3 you2 zheng4 = postal

郵寄 jau4 gei3 you2 ji4 = to send by post

郵包 jau4 baau1 you2 bao1 = (postal) parcel

集郵 zaap6 jau4 ji2 you2 = stamp collecting; philately; having sex with many celebrities.

發電郵 faat3 din6 jau4 fa1 dian4 you2 = to e-mail; to send an e-mail

郵件 jau4 gin6*2 you2 jian4 = mail, post

郵報 jau4 bou3 = ... Post (for a newspaper name)

小郵包 siu2 jau4 baau1 = small packet

平郵 ping4 jau4 = surface mail

快郵 faai3 jau4 = express mail

空郵 hung1 jau4 = airmail

郵戳 jau4 coek3 you2 chuo1 = postmark

郵政匯票 jau4 zing3 wui6 piu3 = money order; postal order

郵政局 jau4 zing3 guk6*2 you2 zheng4 jv2 = post office

郵政編碼 jau4 zing3 pin1 maa5 = postal code; zip code

郵筒 jau4 tung4*2 you2 tong3 = mailbox, post-box, post

郵費 jau4 fai3 = postage

郵簡 jau4 gaan2 = aerogramme

電子郵件傳送服務 din6 zi2 jau4 gin6*2 cyun4 sung3 fuk6 mou6 dian4 zi3 you2 jian4 chuan2 song4 fu2 wu4 = (E-)mail delivery service

航空郵件 hong4 hung1 jau4 gin6*2 hang2 kong1 you2 jian4 = airmail

電郵位址 din6 jau4 wai6 zi2 dian4 you2 wei4 zhi3 = e-mail address; email address

航空郵簡 hong4 hung1 jau4 gaan2 = an aerogram

郵品 jau4 ban2 = philatelic (postal) items

郵展 jau4 zin2 = philatelic (postal) exhibition

電郵地址 din6 jau4 dei6 zi2 dian4 you2 di4 zhi5 = email address

郵輪 jau4 leon4 = ocean liner, a cruise ship

濫發電郵 laam6 faat3 din6 jau4 lan4 fa1 dian4 you2 = unsolicited commercial e-mail messages, spam, junk mail

郵遞 jau4 dai6 you2 di4 = postal delivery

郵遞員 jau4 dai6 jyun4 you2 di4 yuan2 = mailman, postman

電郵發送 din6 jau4 faat3 sung3 = to send email

群發電郵 kwan4 faat3 din6 jau4 qun2 fa1 dian4 you2 = mass emailing

法國郵船公司 faat3 gwok3 jau4 syun4 gung1 si1 fa4/3 (Taiwan/PRC) guo2 you2 chuan2 gong1 si1 = Compagnie des Massageries Maritimes

華盛頓郵報 waa4 sing6 deon6 jau4 bou3 hua2 sheng4 dun4 you2 bao4 = Washington Post (newspaper)

高郵 gou1 jau4 gao1 you2 = Gaoyou (city in Jiangsu)

香港郵政 hoeng1 gong2 jau4 zing3 = Hong Kong Post

紐約郵報 nau2 joek3 jau4 bou3 = The New York Post

耶路撒冷郵報 je4 lou6 saat3 laang5 jau4 bou3 = The Jerusalem Post

郵遞區 jau4 dai6 keoi1 you2 di4 qu1 = a postal delivery zone

郵遞協議 jau4 dai6 hip3 ji5 you2 di4 xie2 yi4 = Post office protocol (POP)

日本郵船 jat6 bun2 jau4 syun4 = short-lived 粵

Showing all 3 examples containing 郵

呢頭有冇郵局呀？粵
Is there a post office in the area?
[Lit. this area have not-have post-office [particle]?]

請問，郵局喺邊度？
May I ask you where the post office is?
[Lit. May I ask, post office at where? Mandarin: 請問,郵局在哪裡?]

我去郵局白行咗一趟。粵
I made a futile trip to the post office.

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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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