Chinese Word Entry
親如手足Simplified Chinese form: 亲如手足
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄑㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄗㄨˊ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | qīn rú shǒu zú |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | can1 jyu4 sau2 zuk1 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 親 | parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards), relatives, parents, intimate |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄑㄧㄣ (qīn), ㄑㄧㄥˋ (qìng) |
| Cantonese: | can1 |
| Japanese: | シン (shin) / おや (oya)、 おや- (oya-)、 した.しい (shitashii)、 した.しむ (shitashimu)、 みずから (mizukara) |
| Korean: | 친 (chin) |
| Vietnamese: | thân, thấn |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 亲 |
| 如 | likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal, if, supposing, as |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄖㄨˊ (rú) |
| Cantonese: | jyu4 |
| Japanese: | ジョ (jo)、 ニョ (nyo) / ごと.し (gotoshi)、 ごとく (gotoku)、 しく (shiku)、 ゆく (yuku) |
| Korean: | 여 (yeo) |
| Vietnamese: | như |
| 手 | hand |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕㄡˇ (shǒu) |
| Cantonese: | sau2 |
| Japanese: | シュ (shu)、 ズ (zu) / て (te)、 て- (te-)、 -て (-te)、 た- (ta-)、 てずから (tezukara) |
| Korean: | 수 (su) |
| Vietnamese: | thủ |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 扌 |
| 足 | leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear, attain, satisfy, enough, Kangxi radical 156 |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄗㄨˊ (zú), ㄐㄩˋ (jù) |
| Cantonese: | zuk1 |
| Japanese: | ソク (soku)、 ショク (shoku)、 スウ (suu) / あし (ashi)、 た.りる (tariru)、 た.る (taru)、 た.す (tasu) |
| Korean: | 족 (jog), 주 (ju) |
| Vietnamese: | túc |