渡 (dou6 | du4) : cross; ferry; tide over

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渡

dou6

du4

[1] [v] cross (river, ocean); ferry across
[2] [v] tide (sb) over; pull through
[3] [n] ferry; ferryboat; ferry crossing

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

渡

Don't confuse with:
度

This word has been viewed 7174 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Dec 2010 13:29

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渡船 dou6 syun4 du4 chuan2 = ferry; ferryboat; scow

偷渡 tau1 dou6 tou1 du4 = to run a blockade; come to a country illegally

引渡 jan5 dou6 yin3 du4 = to extradite

渡輪 dou6 leon4 = ferryboat, ferry

過渡 gwo3 dou6 guo4 du4 = transition, interim

渡頭 dou6 tau4 = pier, quary, wharf, ferry station

偷渡客 tau1 dou6 haak3 = stowaway

偷渡者 tau1 dou6 ze2 tou1 du4 zhe3 = a stowaway (on a ship)

渡過 dou6 gwo3 du4 guo4 = to cross over; pass through

渡輪船 dou6 leon4 syun4 du4 lun2 chuan2 = ferry ship
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Showing 1 example containing 渡

我在法國渡過了三個寒暑國
I spent three winters and summers in France.
["three winters and summers" symbolizes three years.]

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Decimal representation of this word: 渡
Unicode code for this character: U+6e21 (off-site link)

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