踹 (caai2 jaai2 cyun2 | chuai4 chuan3) : kick; step on

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踹

caai2 jaai2 cyun2

chuai4 chuan3

(jyutping) caai2 jaai2 (pinyin) chuai4
[1] kick (with bottom of one's foot)
[2] [as variant of 踩] step on; tread; stamp

(jyutping) cyun2 (pinyin) chuan3
calf (of one's leg)

For the meaning of "kick" and "step on", Jyutping caai2 is literary pronunciation; jaai2 is colloquial.

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: (#157)

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

踹

This word has been viewed 4820 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Jan 2010 04:24

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踹單車 jaai2 daan1 ce1 = to ride a bicycle 粵

踹雪屐 caai2 syut3 kek6 = variant of 踩雪屐粵

踹死 caai2 sei2 = [v] to trample to death

踹死蟻 caai2 sei2 ngai5 = [v] to walk slowly (lit., "trample ants to death")

踹油 caai2 jau4*2 = [v] to accelerate (lit., "step on the gas" similar to "floor it")

踹水 caai2 seoi2 = [v] to tread water (also 踏水)

亂踹 lyun6 caai2 = to trample 粵

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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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Unicode code for this character: U+8e39 (off-site link)

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