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joek3
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[1] [n] treaty; agreement; covenant; contract [2] brief(ly); simply [3] about; around; approximately [4] [n] date; appointment; engagement; rendezvous; [v] make an appointment [5] poor; poverty; hardship; straitened [6] [v] reduce (mathematics) [7] [v] bind; restrain [8] vague(ly) Stroke count: 9
Level: 3
Radical: 糸 (#120)
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| This character was last edited on 11th Apr 2008 | |
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大約
daai6 joek3 = about, approximately
紐約
nau2 joek3 = New York
約定
joek3 ding6 = to arrange or agree to
約好
joek3 hou2 = to arrange or agree to
合約
hap6 joek3 = contract; treaty
失約
sat1 joek3 = to fail to keep an appointment
預約
jyu6 joek3 = to reserve; reservation; to book; booking
隱約
jan2 joek3 = vague
約束
joek3 cuk1 = to restrict
約會
joek3 wui6 = appointmentSee all 74 compounds |
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Showing 1 example containing 約
唔使故意約埋，我哋兩個心有靈犀咖嘛 粵
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There's no need to make arrangement, both of us know what the other thinks. |
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Unicode code for this character: U+7D04 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 約
Unicode code for this character: U+7D04 (off-site link)
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