趨 (ceoi1 | qu1) : hasten; tend to

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趨

ceoi1

qu1

[1] hasten; hurry along; pursue
[2] tend/incline to; drift toward

Stroke count: 17

Level: 2

Radical: (#156)

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

趨 / 趋

This word has been viewed 3367 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jan 2012 06:08

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趨勢 ceoi1 sai3 qu1 shi4 = trend; tendency

趨時 ceoi1 si4 qu1 shi2 = to follow fashion

潮流嘅趨勢 ciu4 lau4 ge3 ceoi1 sai3 = trend 粵

日趨 jat6 ceoi1 ri4 qu1 = day by day; gradually; with every passing day

大勢所趨 daai6 sai3 so2 ceoi1 da4 shi4 suo3 qu1 = the ongoing trend; the trend that is prevailing

趨向 ceoi1 hoeng3 qu1 xiang4 = to tend; a trend

集中趨勢 zaap6 zung1 ceoi1 sai3 ji2 zhong1 qu1 shi4 = [math.] central tendency

趨之若鶩 ceoi1 zi1 joek6 mou6 qu1 zhi1 ruo4 wu4 = to chase after something like a flock of ducks

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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: 趨
Unicode code for this character: U+8da8 (off-site link)

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