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[1] [v] die; die for; dead; death [2] used as an intensive or superlative; very; extremely [3] condemned (persons whose lives are numbered, as criminals on the death row) [4] inanimate; dull and stupid; persevering; resolute; resolutely [6] rigid; fixed or unchangeable (regulations, etc.); immovable (drawers, etc.) [7] impassable; closed Stroke count: 6
Level: 2
Radical: 歹 (#78)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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死水
sei2 seoi2 = stagnant water
凍死
dung3 sei2 = to freeze to death
怕死
paa3 sei2 = cowardly
致死
zi3 sei2 = cause death; deadly
死海
sei2 hoi2 = the Dead Sea
死訊
sei2 seon3 = news of sb's death
病死
beng6 sei2 = die of illness
食死貓
sik6 sei2 maau1 = be made a scapegoat 粵
死神
sei2 san4 = death
死火
sei2 fo2 = to break down; to come to a standstill 粵See all 207 compounds (CantoDict reports 220 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 15 examples containing 死
我架車死咗火，你快啲派架拖車嚟啦！ 粵
My car's packed up, quickly send out a repair truck! [Lit. My [counter] car die-already fire, you faster send [counter] drag-car come [particle]! 死咗火 is more commonly used than 壞咗.]
我哋唔可以畀佢死住 粵
We can't let him die yet. [Lit. 住 here means "yet"; 畀 indicates the passive voice and does NOT mean give.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 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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Decimal representation of this word: 死
Unicode code for this character: U+6B7B (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 死
Unicode code for this character: U+6B7B (off-site link)
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