徹 (cit3 | che4) : penetrate; thorough

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徹

cit3

che4

[1] [v] penetrate; pierce; pass through
[2] [adj] thorough; complete; exhaustive

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 彳 (#60)

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

徹 / 彻

This word has been viewed 5204 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Nov 2011 03:32

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徹底 cit3 dai2 che4 di3 = thorough; complete

透徹 tau3 cit3 tou4 che4 = careful; thorough; meticulous

貫徹 gun3 cit3 guan4 che4 = to carry out through-out, put into practice

徹底的 cit3 dai2 dik1 che4 di3 de5 = exhaustive 國

徹夜 cit3 je6 che4 ye4 = from dusk to dawn; all night long

徹悟 cit3 ng6 che4 wu4 = to fully recognize the truth; to come to understand

徹查 cit3 caa4 che4 cha2 = to investigate thoroughly

徹頭徹尾 cit3 tau4 cit3 mei5 che4 tou2 che4 wei3 = out-and-out; downright; through and through

徹骨 cit3 gwat1 che4 gu3 = to penetrate to the bone

徹底洗手 cit3 dai2 sai2 sau2 = wash hands thoroughly
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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: 徹
Unicode code for this character: U+5fb9 (off-site link)

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