冊 (caak3 | ce4) : volume; book; copy

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冊

caak3

ce4

[1] volume; book; copy; album
[2] imperial edict to confer nobility titles

Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 冂 (#13)

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

冊 / 册

This word has been viewed 7088 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Dec 2014 04:27

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使用手冊 si2 jung6 sau2 caak3 shi3 yong4 shou3 ce4 = user's manual

手冊 sau2 caak3 shou3 ce4 = handbook

註冊 zyu3 caak3 zhu4 ce4 = to register

小冊子 siu2 caak3 zi2 xiao3 ce4 zi5 = booklet; pamphlet; menu

冊子 caak3 zi2 ce4 zi5 = a book, a volume

註冊商標 zyu3 caak3 soeng1 biu1 zhu4 ce4 shang1 biao1 = to (register a) trademark

出冊 ceot1 caak3 = to come out of prison 粵

入冊 jap6 caak3 ru4 ce4 = to be sentenced to prison; to be in jail

冊歷 caak3 lik6 ce4 li4 = account book; ledger

商標註冊 soeng1 biu1 zyu3 caak3 shang1 biao1 zhu4 ce4 = trademark registration
See all 21 compounds (CantoDict reports 22 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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: 冊
Unicode code for this character: U+518a (off-site link)

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