Chinese Character 隻 (zek3 | zhi1) : measure word for animals & body parts

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隻
zek3 zhi1
[1] measure word for some animals or parts of the body, eg: hen, pigeon, bird, ox, goat, hand, foot, etc. [2] single; one of pair; alone [3] odd (number) [4] [Hakka] a general numerical classifier equivalent to Mandarin "ge4" Stroke count: 10 Level: 3 Radical: (#172)
隻 / 只
Don't confuse with: 集
This character was last edited on 22nd Mar 2008
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隻抽 zek3 cau1 = one on one fight粵大隻佬 daai6 zek3 lou2 = a big man粵船隻 syun4 zek3 = ships; vessels 三隻手 saam1 zek3 sau2 = a pickpocket 大隻 daai6 zek3 = hefty 每隻 mui5 zek3 = every 隻眼開隻眼閉 zek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3 = turn a blind eye 呢隻 ni1 zek3 = this kind 蹻起隻腳 kiu5 hei2 zek3 geok3 = to sit with one leg placed over the other at the knee粵十隻手指有長短 sap6 zek3 sau2 zi2 jau5 coeng4 dyun2 = you sometimes cannot ask for absolute fairness See all 27 compounds
Showing 10 of 14 examples containing 隻呢隻白酒好正㗎！? 粵 edit This brand of white wine is really good! 我將隻杯擺喺度粵 edit I put the cup here 隻杯我擺喺度粵 edit I put the cup here 嗰隻碟打爛咗粵 edit That plate is broken. [打爛咗 implies the breakage is as a result of being dropped or smashed.] 一隻手就掅起桶水粵 edit He lifts up a bucket of water with just one hand. 因住畀門挾嚫隻手粵 edit Beware of the door which might squash your hand. 捹乾隻手粵 edit Shake off the water from the hand. 這隻貓正在發情國 ?! edit 垃圾桶要扱實隻蓋粵 edit Cover the garbage can tightly with the lid. 我隻手瘀咗一笪粵 edit I've got a bruised patch on my arm. Show all 14 examples Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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Decimal representation of this word: 隻
Unicode code for this character: U+96bb (off-site link)

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