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度

Cantonese · source Jyutpingdok6#

Meanings · dok6

  1. (adverb) 1. where; 2. there; 3. here; (noun) system; (verb) to ask someone for money
Cantonese · source Jyutpingdok6#

Meanings · dok6

  1. to take measurement
  2. to calculate
  3. to guess
  4. to estimate
  5. to consider
  6. to think
  7. to ask someone for a loan
  8. to borrow money
Cantonese · source Jyutpingdou2#

Meanings · dou2

  1. approximately
Cantonese · source Jyutpingdou6#

Meanings · dou6

  1. to pass
  2. to spend (time)
  3. measure
  4. limit
  5. extent
  6. degree of intensity
  7. degree (angles, temperature etc)
  8. kilowatt-hour
  9. classifier for events and occurrences
  10. system
  11. code of conduct
  12. style of conduct
  13. to write words for popular songs
  14. mannerism
  15. here
  16. there
  17. where
  18. a quantifier for door, bridge etc
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading difference from Unihan

  • 度 has the reading dok6 here; Unihan’s citation reading is dou6. Different syllable across these source readings. CC-Canto also lists 度 dok6 as its own entry.

Computed by zimai: each syllable of the CC-Canto word reading is compared with Unihan 17.0.0 kCantonese for its character. The comparison does not say why a reading differs (a changed tone, 變音, a reading tied to one meaning, or a source variant).

Same syllable, six tones

dokdok1—dok2—dok3—dok4—dok5—踱dok6to stroll

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

度

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

  • 度 dù CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; …
  • 度 duó CC-CEDICT · Mandarinto estimate; Taiwan pr. duò

A separate source entry, shown for comparison. The same characters can carry different senses in Mandarin and in Cantonese; zimai does not align these senses.

CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: du4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dok6 · dou6

Cantonese word readings for 度. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character · Etymology 1

  1. linear measure; size; measures
  2. 52nd tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "measure" (𝌹)
  3. consideration; thought; expectation
  4. law; standard; rule; convention
  5. extent; limit; quota
  6. tolerance; open-mindedness
  7. degree; level; measure (often used to translate English -ness, -ity)
  8. (graph theory) degree
  9. plan; design; programme
  10. to pass (time); to spend time
  11. to pass (physically); to go over
  12. (Buddhism) to say prayers or perform Buddhist service to release souls from purgatory
  13. (religion) to try to persuade someone to become a monk, nun or Taoist priest
  14. to write; to compose
  15. Classifier for degrees.
  16. Classifier for degrees. — (physics) Classifier for kilowatt-hour.
  17. Classifier for degrees. — (ophthalmology) Classifier for 0.01 dioptres.
  18. Classifier for degrees. — Classifier for alcohol concentration: percent
  19. (literary) Classifier for events or occurrences: time
  20. (Cantonese) Classifier for doors.
  21. a surname

character · Etymology 1

  1. to speculate
  2. to measure; to estimate; to judge
  3. to devise

character · Etymology 2

  1. (Cantonese) Used to indicate location of something.

character · Etymology 3

  1. (Cantonese) approximately; around

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
Source lines 7,023, 27,741, 27,742, 27,743 · Original publisher · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edition & transformations

Original source comment: adapted from cc-cedict

Original source comment: adapted from cc-cedict

Original source comment: adapted from cc-cedict

Mandarin comparison: CC-CEDICT 2026-10-13, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source reading differences and six-tone sets: computed by zimai from Unihan 17.0.0 (Unicode License V3).

Exact source records & identity度 度 [du4] {dok6} /(adverb) 1. where; 2. there; 3. here; (noun) system; (verb) to ask someone for money/

SHA-256: c44f90ccc0651faae7a8c7a6d578b264eea7fb9bfb2f8d999265f819ee419c00

度 度 [du4] {dok6} /to take measurement/to calculate/to guess/to estimate/to consider/to think/to ask someone for a loan/to borrow money/ # adapted from cc-cedict

SHA-256: 1e1ea05bc25aefece4e9ccce859995cd638f055e75a24dbad2581516dd7c5f95

度 度 [du4] {dou2} /approximately/ # adapted from cc-cedict

SHA-256: 30b1e83854016897656c75dd4e1ee66bc74982bdd5f7ef847ec18febd79569c5

度 度 [du4] {dou6} /to pass/to spend (time)/measure/limit/extent/degree of intensity/degree (angles, temperature etc)/kilowatt-hour/classifier for events and occurrences/system/code of conduct/style of conduct/to write words for popular songs/mannerism/here/there/where/a quantifier for door, bridge etc/ # adapted from cc-cedict

SHA-256: 773964d9e6d2c31e079a75747e6152544ca55b184f11038f4f38b78160dd7377