垂 (seoi4 | chui2) : hang down; flow downward

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垂

seoi4

chui2

[1] hang down; droop; fall
[2] (of tears, etc) flow downward; drip; drool
[3] leave a name in history; bequeath to posterity
[4] (of one's elders) condescend
[5] nearing; approaching; on the verge of

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 土 (#32)

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

垂

This word has been viewed 7152 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Sep 2009 15:21

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永垂不朽 wing5 seoi4 bat1 nau2 yong3 chui2 bu4 xiu3 = immortal; will last forever

垂直 seoi4 zik6 chui2 zhi2 = perpendicular; vertical

耳垂 ji5 seoi4 er3 chui2 = earlobe 國

功敗垂成 gung1 baai6 seoi4 sing4 gong1 bai4 chui2 cheng2 = last minute failure

垂淚 seoi4 leoi6 chui2 lei4 = to cry

垂直火路 seoi4 zik6 fo2 lou6 = fire shaft

垂線 seoi4 sin3 chui2 xian4 = perpendicular; vertical line

垂直起飛 seoi4 zik6 hei2 fei1 chui2 zhi2 qi3 fei1 = vertical take-off

垂直貿易 seoi4 zik6 mau6 jik6 chui2 zhi2 mao4 yi4 = vertical trade

垂直的位置 seoi4 zik6 dik1 wai6 zi3 chui2 zhi2 de5 wei4 zhi4 = perpendicular
See all 31 compounds (CantoDict reports 32 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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兩線垂直相交。
The two lines meet at right angles.

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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: 垂
Unicode code for this character: U+5782 (off-site link)

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