順 (seon6 | shun4) : follow, obey; arrange, put in order

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順

seon6

shun4

[1] [v] follow; obey; submit to; go along with; cause to surrender; fall in with [2] in the same direction as; with; along [3] agreeable; favorable; comfortable; happy [4] [v] arrange; put in order [5] convenient; smooth [6] [v] take the opportunity

Stroke count: 12

Level: 4

Radical: (#181)

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

順 / 顺

Don't confuse with:
須

This word has been viewed 14920 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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咕順 gu1 seon6*2 = cushion; pad; mat 粵

順服 seon6 fuk6 shun2 fu2 = to submit to; submission, obeying

順着 seon6 zoek6 shun4 zhe5 = to follow; go along with 國

順便 seon6 bin6*2 shun4 bian4 = at one's convenience

順利 seon6 lei6 shun4 li4 = smoothly; without a hitch

順序 seon6 zeoi6 shun4 xu4 = sequence; order

順手 seon6 sau2 shun4 shou3 = handy; convenient; smoothly

順路 seon6 lou6 shun4 lu4 = on the way

一路順風 jat1 lou6 seon6 fung1 yi1 lu4 shun4 feng1 = bon voyage

孝順 haau3 seon6 xiao4 shun4 = filial piety; respect for, and duty to one's elders
See all 62 compounds (CantoDict reports 64 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 順

橫掂都出咗嚟，順便去睇戲啦。粵
Let's go for a movie as we are already here anyway!

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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: 順
Unicode code for this character: U+9806 (off-site link)

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