值 (zik6 | zhi2) : value; worth; happen to; on duty

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值

zik6

zhi2

[1] [n] value; price; cost
[2] [v] worth; merit; deserve
[3] [v] happen to; chance on; meet
[4] [v] be on duty; take turn at sth
[5] [adj] deserving; worthwhile

[variant] 値

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

值

This word has been viewed 12002 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th May 2015 15:39

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價值 gaa3 zik6 jia4 zhi2 = value

值得 zik6 dak1 zhi2 de5 = worthwhile; worthy

不值 bat1 zik6 bu4 zhi2 = not worth 國

當值 dong1 zik6 dang1 zhi2 = on duty

貶值 bin2 zik6 bian3 zhi2 = to devalue; to depreciate

值班 zik6 baan1 zhi2 ban1 = to be on duty

剩餘價值 sing6/zing6 jyu4 gaa3 zik6 sheng4 yu2 jia4 zhi2 = surplus value

產值 caan2 zik6 chan3 zhi2 = output value

增值稅 zang1 zik6 seoi3 zeng1 zhi2 shui4 = value-added tax, VAT

值得紀念 zik6 dak1 gei2 lim6 = memorable
See all 53 compounds (CantoDict reports 56 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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我今晚要當值。
I'm on duty tonight.
[Lit: I need to be on duty tonight.]

嚟到真係著時，適值佢喺屋企粵
Came at the right time, just when he is home.

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.

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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: 值
Unicode code for this character: U+503c (off-site link)

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