廁 (ci3 | ce4) : toilet; lavatory; mingle with

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廁

ci3

ce4

[1] [n] toilet; lavatory; washroom
[2] [v] mingle with; participate in

[variant] 厠

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 1

Radical: 广 (#53)

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

廁 / 厕

This word has been viewed 11617 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Nov 2014 09:56

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廁所 ci3 so2 ce4 suo3 = toilet; washroom; bathroom (informal)

廁紙 ci3 zi2 ce4 zhi3 = toilet paper 粵

公廁 gung1 ci3 = public toilet; public convenience; public loo

廁所板 ci3 so2 baan2 ce4 suo3 ban3 = toilet seat

沖水廁所 cung1 seoi2 ci3 so2 chong1 shui3 ce4 suo3 = water closet

公共廁所 gung1 gung6 ci3 so2 = latrine

旱廁 hon5 ci3 = aqua privy latrine

沖廁 cung1 ci3 = flush the toilet

男廁 naam4 ci3 nan2 ce4 = the Gentlemen's (bathroom), the men's room

坐廁 co5 ci3 = sit-down toilet
See all 19 compounds (CantoDict reports 21 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 廁

廁所魔鏡，世間上邊個最靚？粵
Mirror mirror on the washroom wall, who's the fairest one of all?
[Lit. toilet magic-mirror, world on which-one most pretty?]

𡃇啦，唔通冇晒廁紙咩？粵
Uh-oh, don't tell me we're out of toilet roll...
[Lit. Crap, could-it-be don't-have all toilet paper [particle]?]

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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: 廁
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