服 (fuk6 | fu2 bao2 bo2) : clothes; garments; wear

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服

fuk6

fu2 bao2 bo2

[1] clothes; garments; dress; costume [2] mourning [3] [v] wear (clothes) [4] [v] obey; be convinced; yield; concede; admit [5] [v] serve [6] [v] take (medicine) [7] be accustomed to; be acclimated to

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 月 (#74)

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

服

Don't confuse with:
股

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 12:52

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衣服 ji1 fuk6 yi1 fu5 = clothes

順服 seon6 fuk6 shun2 fu2 = to submit to; submission, obeying

舒服 syu1 fuk6 shu1 fu5 = comfortable; well

服務 fuk6 mou6 fu2 wu4 = service

服務中心 fuk6 mou6 zung1 sam1 = service centre

貨物服務稅 fo3 mat6 fuk6 mou6 seoi3 = goods and services tax, GST

服務費 fuk6 mou6 fai3 = service charge

服務員 fuk6 mou6 jyun4 fu2 wu4 yuan2 = waiter; server

說服 seoi3 fuk6 shui4 fu2 = to persuade; to convince

制服 zai3 fuk6 zhi4 fu4 = uniform; to subdue; to subject; to bring sb. under
See all 124 compounds (CantoDict reports 132 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 服

我嘅肚唔舒服. 粵
I have an upset stomach.
[literally "My stomach is uncomfortable"]

我唔舒服粵
I'm not feeling well.

大熱天時開冷氣真舒服。粵
It is so comfortable to have the air-contioner on during hot days.

正値減價，你多買幾件衣服吧國
We're right in the midst of a sale, you should buy a few more shirts.

呢度嘅住客都穿著禮服為主，盡顯其顯赫份粵
The residents here are all formally attired, a mark of their affluence.
[Note: this is a very formal register, and is not the kind of this you'd drop into everyday conversation.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 服
Unicode code for this character: U+670D (off-site link)

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