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[1] [n] book; writings [2] [n] document; certificate; letter [3] [v] write; describe [4] [n] style of calligraphy; script Default PoS:  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 10
Level: 1
Radical: 曰 (#73)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 晝畫盡 |
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This word has been viewed 22583 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Oct 2009 11:10 |
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死亡證書
sei2 mong4 zing3 syu1 = death certificate
圖書館
tou4 syu1 gun2 = library
書局
syu1 guk6*2 = bookstore; bookshop
書店
syu1 dim3 = bookstore; bookshop
書包
syu1 baau1 = schoolbag
書房
syu1 fong4*2 = den; study room
書架
syu1 gaa3*2 = bookshelf; bookcase
教書
gaau3 syu1 = to teach
書面語
syu1 min6*2 jyu5 = written language; literary language
書檯
syu1 toi4*2 = desk 粵See all 245 compounds (CantoDict reports 259 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 22 examples containing 書
阻住你溫書啊，真係唔好意思 粵
Sorry for interrupting your studies! [Lit. block you revise [particle], really sorry. Standard Chinese:打擾你溫習，真不好意思]
我對鞋畀我做嘢嗰度個秘書收埋咗 粵
My shoes were hidden by the secretary at work. [Lit. I pair shoes by I work there [classifier] secretary hide-already]
李生結咗婚﹐有兩個仔﹐重係讀緊書。 粵
Mr Lee is married with two sons, who are still in school. [There is no relative pronoun (such as "who") in Cantonese. The change of subject is self-evident from the context.] 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: 書
Unicode code for this character: U+66f8 (off-site link)
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HTML Code to link to this word:
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Decimal representation of this word: 書
Unicode code for this character: U+66f8 (off-site link)
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