咀 (zeoi2 | ju3 zui3) : chew; masticate

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咀

zeoi2

ju3 zui3

[粵] zeoi2 [國] ju3
[v] chew; masticate

[粵] zeoi2 [國] zui3
[n] used in place names

咀 is not the simplified form of 嘴.

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

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

咀

This word has been viewed 4456 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Feb 2014 10:35

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尖沙咀 zim1 saa1 zeoi2 jian1 sha1 zui3 = Tsim Sha Tsui - a Hong Kong district 尖沙嘴粵

鐵咀雞 tit3 zeoi2 gai1 = variant of 鐵嘴雞粵

尖咀 zim1 zeoi2 jian1 zui3 = short for 尖沙咀, Tsim Sha Tsui

大角咀 daai6 gok3 zeoi2 da4 jiao3 zui3 = Tai Kok Tsui

批咀 pai1 zeoi2 pi1 zui3 = screwdriver bit (also 批嘴) 粵

石塘咀 sek6 tong4 zeoi2 shi2 tang2 zui3 = Shek Tong Tsui

尖沙咀東 zim1 saa1 zeoi2 dung1 jian1 sha1 zui3 dong1 = Tsim Sha Tsui East

洲頭咀 zau1 tau4 zeoi2 zhou1 tou2 zui3 = Zhoutouzui

咀嚼 zeoi2 zoek3 ju3 jue2 = to chew; to masticate

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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: 咀
Unicode code for this character: U+5480 (off-site link)

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