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  coek3 zoek3   jyutping
  zhuo2   pinyin
[1] burn; scorch; cauterize
[2] bright; shining; luminous
[3] clear; obvious; indisputable
[4] [] cook by soaking in boiling water


Colloquial pronunciation coek3 is more commonly used than the literary zoek3.
Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 7
Level: 3
Radical: (#86)

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

This word has been viewed 3562 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Sep 2009 05:44

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detail  baak6 coek3   = blanching (cooking)
detail  baak6 coek3 haa1   = boiled shrimp
detail  coek3 dai1  zhuo2 di1 = shoot down; take out; shoot
detail  coek3 gin3  zhuo2 jian4 = to see clearly; deep insight, profound view

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: 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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