剔 (tik1 | ti1) : pick from; pick out; tick

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剔

tik1

ti1

[1] pick meat from bones
[2] pick (one's teeth); clean with instrument
[3] pick out and discard; reject
[4] rising stroke (in Chinese characters)
[5] [粵] [n,v] tick [loanword]; the symbol √

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 刀 (#18)

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

剔

This word has been viewed 4557 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Sep 2010 05:00

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挑剔 tiu1 tik1 tiao1 ti4 = picky; choosy; fussy

剔手邊 tik1 sau2 bin1 ti1 shou3 bian1 = Kangxi radical 64 (standing hand) (扌) 粵

打剔 daa2 tik1 = to tick (like a clock, as an English loanword)

剔除 tik1 ceoi4 ti1 chu2 = eliminate; reject

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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: 剔
Unicode code for this character: U+5254 (off-site link)

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