服 (fuk6 | fu2 fu4) : clothes; take (medicine); serve; convince

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服

fuk6

fu2 fu4

[粵] fuk6 [國] fu2
[1] [n] clothes; dress; costumes
[2] [n] mourning apparel
[3] [v] take (medicine)
[4] [v] serve; bear; undertake
[5] [v] convince; obey; concede
[6] [v] be accustomed to; get used to

[粵] fuk6 [國] fu4
[classifier] dose (of medicine)

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 月 (#74)

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

服

Don't confuse with:
股

This word has been viewed 16853 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Feb 2014 10:09

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衣服 ji1 fuk6 yi1 fu5 = clothes

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

心服 sam1 fuk6 xin1 fu2 = be genuinely convinced

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 huo4 wu4 fu2 wu4 shui4 = 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
See all 132 compounds (CantoDict reports 144 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 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.

佢嘅服務態度冇得彈粵
Her attitude toward serving people couldn't be better.
[[國] 她的服務態度沒得挑 ]

正值減價，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
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