旨 (zi2 | zhi3) : purpose; decree; tasty

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旨

zi2

zhi3

[1] [n] purpose; aim; objective [2] [n] decree; order [3] tasty; delicious

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 日 (#72)

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

旨

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Jul 2009 04:17

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宗旨 zung1 zi2 zong1 zhi3 = objective; aim; goal

旨在 zi2 zoi6 = out to

奉旨 fung6 zi2 feng4 zhi3 = by imperial decree; definitely

旨意 zi2 ji3 zhi3 yi4 = rely on 粵

大安旨意 daai6 on1 zi2 ji3 = to have a false sense of security

主旨 zyu2 zi2 zhu3 zhi3 = purport; substance; gist; major idea

唔使旨意 m4 sai2 zi2 ji3 = not on your life 粵

諭旨 jyu6 zi2 yu4 zhi3 = imperial edict

懿旨 ji3 zi2 yi4 zhi3 = empress's order

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佢奉旨唔呃人咖！粵
He never lies!

死咗之後咪使旨意上天堂或者下地獄粵
Don't think you can go to heaven or hell after you die.
[Std. Chinese: 死後別想上天堂或下地獄]

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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: 旨
Unicode code for this character: U+65e8 (off-site link)

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