sam3沁
Jyutpingsam3
Yalesam
Definition
Used in names.
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How it's used
Primarily found in given names, this character is chosen for its elegant and refined connotations related to water or refreshing sensations. It is rarely used as a standalone verb or adjective in modern spoken Cantonese, appearing almost exclusively in formal or literary contexts within names.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
