署 (cyu5 | shu3 ) : public office

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署

cyu5

shu3

[1] public office; government department
[2] arrange; make arrangements for
[3] sign; put one's signature to
[4] act as deputy; handle by proxy

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 网 (#122)

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

署

Don't confuse with:
暑

This word has been viewed 7791 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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郵政署 jau4 zing3 cyu5 you2 zheng4 shu3 = Post Office

部署 bou6 cyu5 bu4 shu3 = to dispose; to deploy

警署 ging2 cyu5 = police station 粵

簽署 cim1 cyu5 qian1 shu3 = to sign (an agreement)

署名 cyu5 meng2 shu3 ming2 = to sign; to put one's signature to paper

總署 zung2 cyu5 zong3 shu3 = departmental headquarters

屋宇署 uk1 jyu5 cyu5 wu1 yu3 shu3 = Buildings Department

懲教署 cing4 gaau3 cyu5 = Correctional Services Department

房屋署 fong4 uk1 cyu5 = Housing Department

教署 gaau3 cyu5 = shortened form of 教育署

環保署 waan4 bou2 cyu5 huan2 bao3 shu3 = Environmental Protection Department

社署 se5 cyu5 = shortened form of 社會福利署 (Social Welfare Department)

署長 cyu5 zoeng2 shu3 zhang3 = departmental head

衛生署 wai6 sang1 cyu5 wei4 sheng1 shu3 = Health Department

運輸署 wan6 syu1 cyu5 = Transport Department

房署 fong4 cyu5 = shortened form of 房屋署

公署 gung1 cyu5 gong1 shu3 = government office; government department

行政公署 hang4 zing3 gung1 cyu5 xing2 zheng4 gong1 shu3 = administrative office (within a province)

社會福利署 se5 wui6*2 fuk1 lei6 cyu5 she4 hui4 fu2 li4 shu3 = Social Welfare Department

廉署 lim4 cyu5 lian2 shu3 = ICAC

民政事務署 man4 zing3 si6 mou6 cyu5 = Home Affairs Department

民政署 man4 zing3 cyu5 = Shortened form of 民政事務署 (Home Affairs Department)

庫務署 fu3 mou6 cyu5 ku4 wu4 shu3 = the treasury

帶署 daai3 cyu5 dai4 shu3 = take to a police station 粵

聯署 lyun4 cyu5 lian2 shu3 = sign jointly

廉政公署 lim4 zing3 gung1 cyu5 lian2 zheng4 gong1 shu3 = (Hong Kong) Independent Commission Against Corruption, ICAC

海關總署 hoi2 gwaan1 zung2 cyu5 hai3 guan1 zong3 shu3 = General Administration of Customs (GAC)

中區警署 zung1 keoi1 ging2 cyu5 = Central Police Station

個人資料私隱專員公署 go3 jan4 zi1 liu6*2 si1 jan2 zyun1 jyun4 gung1 cyu5 = Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data

聯合國經濟發展總署 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 ging1 zai3 faat3 zin2 zung2 cyu5 = United Nations Economic Development Administration

食物環境衛生署 sik6 mat6 waan4 ging2 wai6 sang1 cyu5 shi2 wu4 huan2 jing4 wei4 sheng1 shu3 = Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

歐洲太空總署 au1 zau1 taai3 hung1 zung2 cyu5 = European Space Agency (ESA)

申訴專員公署 san1 sou3 zyun1 jyun4 gung1 cyu5 = Office of the Ombudsman

美國太空總署 mei5 gwok3 taai3 hung1 zung2 cyu5 = NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

路政署 lou6 zing3 cyu5 = Highways Department

律政司署 leot6 zing3 si1 cyu5 lv4 zheng4 si1 shu3 = Attorney-General's Department

食環署 sik6 waan4 cyu5 shi2 huan2 shu3 = Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

市政事務署 si5 zing3 si6 mou6 cyu5 = Urban Services Department

國際原子能總署 gwok3 zai3 jyun4 zi2 nang4 zung2 cyu5 = International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

運輸署的緊急事故交通協調中心 wan6 syu1 cyu5 dik1 gan2 gap1 si6 gu3 gaau1 tung1 hip3 tiu4 zung1 sam1 = Transport Department's emergency transport co-ordination centre 國

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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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Unicode code for this character: U+7f72 (off-site link)

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