趣 (ceoi3 | qu4) : interest; interesting; inclination

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趣

ceoi3

qu4

[1] [n] interest; delight; fun
[2] [adj] interesting; amusing; funny
[3] [n] inclination; taste; liking

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 1

Radical: (#156)

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

趣

This word has been viewed 9453 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th May 2011 05:58

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興趣 hing3 ceoi3 xing4 qu5 = hobby, interest

趣味 ceoi3 mei6 qu4 wei4 = fun; interest

有趣 jau5 ceoi3 you3 qu4 = interesting

風趣 fung1 ceoi3 feng1 qu4 = humour; wit; humorous; witty

有興趣 jau5 hing3 ceoi3 you3 xing4 qu4 = interested, interesting

沒趣 mut6 ceoi3 mei2 qu4 = dull, uninteresting, lacking interest

識趣 sik1 ceoi3 = to know how to behave in a delicate situation; tactful

趣緻 ceoi3 zi3 = cute

趣怪 ceoi3 gwaai3 = funny

有趣味 jau5 ceoi3 mei6 = interesting (personally)

趣致 ceoi3 zi3 = lovely 粵

感興趣 gam2 hing3 ceoi3 gan3 xing4 qu4 = be interested

離奇有趣 lei4 kei4 jau5 ceoi3 li2 qi2 you3 qu4 = quaint

情趣 cing4 ceoi3 qing2 qu4 = sentiment

趣事 ceoi3 si6 qu4 shi4 = an amusing thing; an interesting episode

快趣 faai3 ceoi3 = soon, fast, quickly 粵

樂趣 lok6 ceoi3 le4 qu4 = enjoyment; interest

不感興趣 bat1 gam2 hing3 ceoi3 bu4 gan3 xing4 qu4 = disinclination; disincline; not care one bit 國

相映成趣 soeng1 jing2 sing4 ceoi3 xiang1 ying4 cehng2 qu4 = form an interesting contrast

易趣 jik6 ceoi3 yi4 qu4 = eBay ™

奇趣 kei4 ceoi3 qi2 qu4 = unusual charm

自討沒趣 zi6 tou2 mut6 ceoi3 zi4 tao3 mei2 qu4 = bring contempt upon oneself; ask for a snub; ask for rebuff

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如果你真係有興趣學好廣東話嘅話，你就一定要聽多啲香港台粵
If you want to learn Cantonese, you must listen to more Hong Kong radio.
[Lit. If you really have interest study-well Cantonese [conditional delimiter], you then must listen more Hong Kong channel.]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Unicode code for this character: U+8da3 (off-site link)

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