割 (got3 | ge1) : cut

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割

got3

ge1

[1] cut; slice; mow; excise
[2] separate; divide; sever
[3] give up; abandon; part with

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 刀 (#18)

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

割

This word has been viewed 7957 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Aug 2009 15:41

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割包 got3 baau1 gua4 bao1 = popular Taiwan snack, similar to a hamburger, steamed bun stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, peanut powder and cilantro 國

收割 sau1 got3 shou1 ge1 = to reap; to garner; to obtain

分割 fan1 got3 fen1 ge1 = to cut up; segment

不可分割 bat1 ho2 fan1 got3 = indivisibility 國

割愛 got3 ngoi3 ge1 ai4 = give up what one favors

割禾 got3 wo4 = harvesting of rice

黃金分割 wong4 gam1 fan1 got3 huang2 jin1 fen1 ge1 = golden ratio; golden section

收割者 sau1 got3 ze2 shou1 ge1 zhe3 = reaper

宰割 zoi2 got3 zai3 ge1 = slaughter; oppress; fleece

閹割 jim1 got3 = castrate, desex
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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: 割
Unicode code for this character: U+5272 (off-site link)

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