cyut3撮

Jyutpingcyut3

Yalechyut

語素Rare

Definition

To shorten; to make a summary.

writtencommunication

How it's used

Primarily used in formal or written contexts, this character functions as a morpheme rather than a standalone verb in modern speech. It carries a sense of condensing or extracting the essence of something, often appearing in compound words related to summarization. You will rarely hear it used in casual conversation to mean shortening a physical object.

Examples

le1呢pin1篇man4文taai3太coeng4長，nei5你bong1幫ngo5我cyut3撮se2寫keoi5佢laa1啦。

This article is too long, please help me summarize it.

Common phrases

cyut3撮se2寫

to summarize or write a precis

cyut3撮jiu3要

summary or abstract

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with 縮, which is the common colloquial verb for shrinking or shortening something physically. Using 撮 to describe a physical object getting smaller will sound unnatural or archaic.