料 (liu6 liu6*2 | liao4) : ingredients; conjecture; estimate

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料

liu6 liu6*2

liao4

[1] [v] reckon; conjecture; estimate [2] [v] infer; anticipate; foresee [3] consider; calculate [4] [v] manage; handle; care [5] material; stuff [6] makings; ingredients; stuff

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 斗 (#68)

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

料

Don't confuse with:
科

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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香料 hoeng1 liu6*2 xiang1 liao4 = spice(s), condiment, flavor, perfume

冇料 mou5 liu6*2 = uneducated 粵

飲料 jam2 liu6*2 yin3 liao4 = drinks; beverages

預料 jyu6 liu6 yu4 liao4 = anticipate

水彩顏料 seoi2 coi2 ngaan4 liu6*2 = water-colour paint

資料 zi1 liu6*2 zi1 liao4 = data; material; information

塑料 sou3 liu6*2 su4 liao4 = plastics; plastic

飼料 zi6 liu6*2 si4 liao4 = animal feed; fodder

材料 coi4 liu6*2 cai2 liao4 = material

肥料 fei4 liu6*2 fei2 liao4 = fertilizer
See all 100 compounds (CantoDict reports 108 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 料

我不敢隨便填寫我的個人資料。國
I do not dare carelessly fill out [on a form] my personal information.

我唔敢隨便填我啲個人資料。粵
I do not dare carelessly fill out [on a form] my personal information.

佢要啲裝修材料好溜咖粵
The materials that he wants for the renovation is very peculiar

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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: 料
Unicode code for this character: U+6599 (off-site link)

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