按 (on3 | an4) : press; shelve; comply with

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按

on3

an4

[1] press; push down; ring (bell) [2] put aside; shelve; restrain [3] comply with; refer to; according to [4] make comments; add notes [5] mortgage; loan; deposit

nasal-stop alternant: 押 [aat3]

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

按

This word has been viewed 8623 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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按時間先後 on3 si4 gaan3 sin1 hau6 an4 shi2 jian4 xian1 hou4 = chronological

按照 on3 ziu3 an4 zhao4 = according to; in accordance with

編者按 pin1 ze2 on3 bian1 zhe3 an4 = editor's notes or comments

按時的 on3 si4 dik1 an4 shi2 de5 = opportune 國

按時 on3 si4 an4 shi2 = before deadline; on schedule; on time

按摩師 on3 mo1 si1 an4 mo2 shi1 = massagist

按手禮 on3 sau2 lai5 an4 shou3 li3 = ordination

按手印 on3 sau2 jan3 an4 shou3 yin4 = to put one's thumbprint

按成本 on3 sing4 bun2 an4 cheng2 ben3 = at cost

按年代順序 on3 nin4 doi6 seon6 zeoi6 an4 nian2 dai4 shun4 xu4 = in chronological order
See all 44 compounds (CantoDict reports 49 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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你務必要按時到達那裡。國
You must be there on time.

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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: 按
Unicode code for this character: U+6309 (off-site link)

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