徐 (ceoi4 | xu2) : slow; gentle

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徐

ceoi4

xu2

[1] slow; gentle; gradual
[2] a Chinese surname

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 彳 (#60)

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

徐

This word has been viewed 7651 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Dec 2009 03:42

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徐徐 ceoi4 ceoi4 xu2 xu2 = slowly; gently

徐步 ceoi4 bou6 xu2 bu4 = to stroll; to walk slowly

徐聞 ceoi4 man4 xu2 wen2 = Xuwen (place in Guangdong)

徐水 ceoi4 seoi2 xu2 shui3 = Xushui (place in Hebei)

徐州地區 ceoi4 zau1 dei6 keoi1 xu2 zhou1 di4 qu1 = Xuzhou district (district in Jiangsu)

徐克 ceoi4 hak1 = Tsui Hark (new-wave film director)

徐若瑄 ceoi4 joek6 syun1 xu2 ruo4 xuan1 = Vivian Hsu

徐州 ceoi4 zau1 xu2 zhou1 = Xuzhou (city in Jiangsu province)

徐小鳳 ceoi4 siu2 fung6 xu2 xiao3 feng4 = Paula Tsui

徐子珊 ceoi4 zi2 saan1 xu2 zi3 shan1 = Kate Tsui Ji-San
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係徐志摩，唔係隨處摸！粵
it's 徐志摩(a famous Chinese writer), not 除處摸 (touching everywhere around)!

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