酬 (cau4 | chou2) : reward; remunerate; socialize with

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酬

cau4

chou2

[1] [v] reward; remunerate; repay
[2] [n] reward; remuneration; payment
[3] [v] socialize with; propose a toast
[4] [v] fulfil; realize; materialize

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 酉 (#164)

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

酬

This word has been viewed 8504 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Dec 2018 09:52

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重酬 cung5 cau4 zhong4 chou2 = handsome reward

報酬 bou3 cau4 bao4 chou2 = reward; renumeration

應酬 jing3 cau4 ying4 chou5 = social event

酬報 cau4 bou3 chou2 bao4 = to repay; to compensate; to reward

薪酬 san1 cau4 = emolument

應酬飯 jing3 cau4 faan6 = social dinner

酬金 cau4 gam1 = a service fee; bonus given after completing a contract

酬勞 cau4 lou4 chou2 lao2 = reward

片酬 pin3 cau4 pian4 chou2 = pay an actor receives for a movie

酬賓 cau4 ban1 chou2 bin1 = of a restaurant or business to reward its patrons with benefits
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Decimal representation of this word: 酬
Unicode code for this character: U+916c (off-site link)

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