插 (caap3 | cha1) : insert; interpose; stab

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插

caap3

cha1

[1] insert; stick into; plug in [2] interpose; intersperse; cut in [3] [粵] stab with knife, etc

nasal-stop alternant: 㔆 [caam5]

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

插

This word has been viewed 11345 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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插秧 caap3 joeng1 cha1 yang1 = to transplant rice seedlings

插嘴 caap3 zeoi2 cha1 zui3 = butt in

插座 caap3 zo6 cha1 zuo4 = socket

插頭 caap3 tau4 cha1 tou2 = plug; jack

插蘇 caap3 sou1 = electrical socket; electrical plug 粵

插入 caap3 jap6 cha1 ru4 = to insert; to stick in; to thrust in; to shove in

插手 caap3 sau2 = butt in; get into the act; hand; have a hand in; meddle in; take part; wade in

插圖 caap3 tou4 = illustration

插花 caap3 faa1 = flower arrangement

加插 gaa1 caap3 = insert
See all 47 compounds (CantoDict reports 48 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 插

你千祈唔好插手粵
You must not, by any means, interfere.
[Lit. you 1000-exhortations don't insert-hand [i.e. put it where it doesn't belong.]]

佢用把刀插入個員工粵
He used a knife to stab the worker.
[lit. he use [counter] knife enter-in [counter] worker. Std. Chinese: 他用一把利刀刺入一位員工]

一做錯少少嘢就俾佢插, 唔乞人憎就奇! 粵
He chews you out for every small mistake you make, it's no wonder he's so unpopular!

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 插
Unicode code for this character: U+63d2 (off-site link)

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