處 (cyu5 cyu3 cyu2 syu3 | chu3 chu4) : place; dept; get along; deal with; a feature

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處

cyu5 cyu3 cyu2 syu3

chu3 chu4

[粵拼:] cyu2/cyu5; [漢語:] chǔ:
[v] get along (with sb.)
[v] be situated in (a time, space or condition)
[v] manage; handle; deal with; settle; dispose of
[v] virginal
[v][Literary] dwell; live

[粵拼:] cyu3; [漢語:] chù:
[n] (a particular) quality, mark, feature, point or part
[n] department; office (usually of a government agency)

[粵拼:] cyu3 [more literary]; syu3 [more colloquial]; [漢語:] chù:
[n] place; location; spot; locality

[粵拼:] syu3; [漢語:] chù:
[classifier] for places

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: (#141)

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

處 / 处

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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邊處 bin1 syu3 bian1 chu4 = where 粵

嗰處 go2 syu3 ge4 chu4 = there; that place 粵

喺處 hai2 syu3 = here; there 粵

喺呢處 hai2 ni1 syu3 = at this place 粵

喺嗰處 hai2 go2 syu3 = at that place 粵

處男 cyu2 naam4 = virgin (male)

處女 cyu2 neoi5*2 chu3 nv3 = virgin (female); maiden

迴旋處 wui4 syun4 cyu3 = roundabout

何處 ho4 cyu3 he2 chu3 = where 國

呢處 ni1 syu3 = here 粵
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你去邊處呀? 粵
Where are you going?

係徐志摩，唔係隨處摸！粵
it's 徐志摩(a famous Chinese writer), not 除處摸 (touching everywhere around)!

佢存放咗幾本書喺我呢處。粵
He has left a number of books with me.

新澤西州到處都係不毛之地粵
New Jersey is just barren wasteland.
[Lit. New Jersey everywhere also is barren wasteland. Originally the sentence was 死神界到處都是不毛之地, but I gave it a little twist!]

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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: 處
Unicode code for this character: U+8655 (off-site link)

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