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duk1
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[1] sincere; earnest; devoted [2] (illness) serious; critical [3] [粵] to poke; to prod; to stab | Variously written as 篤, 督, 𢽴 or 擉 because there is no real consensus as to the 'proper' character for this Cantonese meaning | 漢: 戳; 刺 [4] [粵] end; rear; bottom; extremity | Also written as '𡰪' | 漢: 盡頭; 頭兒; 底部 [5] [粵] measure word for excretions nasal-stop alternant (for 'poke'): 捅 [tung2]
Stroke count: 16
Level: 3
Radical: 竹 (#118)
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| This character was last edited on 8th Aug 2008 | |
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棟篤笑
dung6 duk1 siu3 = stand up comedy; joke
篤背脊
duk1 bui3 zek3 = to back-stab; to rat on粵
篤眼篤鼻
duk1 ngaan5 duk1 bei6 = be an annoyance粵
危篤
ngai4 duk1 = deathly ill
打爛沙盤問到篤
daa2 laan6 saa1 pun4 man6 dou3 duk1 = to annoy sb by keep asking questions
篤爆
duk1 baau3 = to betray a secret
篤底
duk1 dai2 = base; bottom; floor; foot; fundus; root; sole粵
本篤十六世
bun2 duk1 sap6 luk6 sai3 = Benedict XVI (Roman Catholic pope)
教宗本篤十六世
gaau3 zung1 bun2 duk1 sap6 luk6 sai3 = Pope Benedict XVI |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 篤
Unicode code for this character: U+7be4 (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 篤
Unicode code for this character: U+7be4 (off-site link)
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