靠 (kaau3 | kao4) : lean against; rely on

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靠

kaau3

kao4

[1] lean against; get near to; stand close by
[2] rely on; depend on; fall back on
[3] trustworthy; reliable

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: (#175)

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

靠

This word has been viewed 15109 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Jul 2009 15:20

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靠近 kaau3 gan6 kao4 jin4 = be close to; be near; approaching

依靠 ji1 kaau3 yi1 kao4 = to rely on

可靠 ho2 kaau3 ke3 kao4 = reliable

靠得住 kaau3 dak1 zyu6 = reliable, dependable, responsible, sure

停靠 ting4 kaau3 ting2 kao4 = call at; stop at; berth

停靠港 ting4 kaau3 gong2 ting2 kao4 gang3 = port of call

倚靠 ji2 kaau3 = to lean on

信靠 seon3 kaau3 xin4 kao4 = trust

靠估 kaau3 gu2 = take a guess 粵

單靠 daan1 kaau3 = merely depending on
See all 16 compounds (CantoDict reports 14 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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請勿靠近車門
Please stand back from the doors
[MTR announcement]

佢地兩個可以拉埋天窗全靠我揸大葵扇咋粵
The two of them got married all because I matchmade them together.

一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易粵
To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying.

“自學”，顧名思義，就是不在學校學，也沒有老師指點，全靠自己學習。
As the name implies, "Self-study" does not involve going to school where teachers are there to teach and guide; one learns on his own.

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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: 靠
Unicode code for this character: U+9760 (off-site link)

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