jat1丨
Jyutpingjat1
Yaleyāt
Definition
A vertical stroke in Chinese characters; Kangxi radical 2.
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How it's used
This character is primarily used as a technical term in calligraphy or when describing the stroke order of Chinese characters. It is rarely used in daily speech unless one is specifically teaching or discussing how to write or analyze a character. It functions as a noun representing the shape itself rather than a word with a semantic meaning in a sentence.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
The stroke in the middle of this character is a vertical stroke.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
