撤 (cit3 | che4) : remove; withdraw

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撤

cit3

che4

[1] remove; clear away; transfer
[2] withdraw; retreat; pull out

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

撤

Don't confuse with:
撒

This word has been viewed 4297 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Apr 2011 05:35

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撤銷 cit3 siu1 che4 xiao1 = to repeal; to cancel; to revoke

撤退 cit3 teoi3 che4 tui4 = to retreat; to withdraw; to pull out

撤軍 cit3 gwan1 = to withdraw troops

後撤 hau6 cit3 hou4 che4 = to pull back (an army); to retreat

撤離 cit3 lei4 = evacuation

撤回 cit3 wui4 che4 hui2 = recall; revoke

撤出 cit3 ceot1 che4 chu1 = to withdraw; to leave; to retreat; to pull out

撤僑 cit3 kiu4 che4 qiao2 = to evacuate (e.g. foreign civilians from a war zone)

撤換 cit3 wun6 che4 huan4 = recall; dismiss and replace

撤走 cit3 zau2 che4 zou3 = withdraw

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Decimal representation of this word: 撤
Unicode code for this character: U+64a4 (off-site link)

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