飾 (sik1 | shi4) : adorn; decorations; cover up; play the role

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飾

sik1

shi4

[1] [v] adorn; polish; decorate; ornament
[2] [n] decorations; ornaments; adornments
[3] [v] cover up; gloss over; whitewash
[4] [v] play the role of; act the part of

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: (#184)

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

飾 / 饰

This word has been viewed 6348 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Apr 2014 14:55

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首飾 sau2 sik1 shou3 shi4 = jewelry; jewels

掩飾 jim2 sik1 yan3 shi4 = to conceal a mistake; cover-up; camouflage

裝飾 zong1 sik1 zhuang1 shi4 = to decorate; decorative; ornamental

頭飾 tau4 sik1 = headdress

飾物 sik1 mat6 shi4 wu4 = an accessory; an ornament; a decoration

修飾 sau1 sik1 xiu1 shi4 = adorn; do up

服飾 fuk6 sik1 fu2 shi4 = dress and adornment; trappings

飾布 sik1 bou3 shi4 bu4 = doily

飾巾 sik1 gan1 shi4 jin1 = doily

表面的裝飾 biu2 min6 dik1 zong1 sik1 biao3 mian4 de5 zhuang1 shi4 = [n] gilt 國
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Showing all 2 examples containing 飾

我哋幾時擺放聖誕裝飾呀? 粵
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?

我們什麼時候擺聖誕裝飾呢？國
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?

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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: 飾
Unicode code for this character: U+98fe (off-site link)

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