It is difficult to satisfy everyone.
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调
Traditional: 調
diào
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diào · diu6 (Jyutping)
- to transfer
- to move (troops or cadres)
- to investigate
- to enquire into
- accent
- view
- argument
- key (in music)
- mode (music)
- tune
- tone
- melody
tiáo · diu6 (Jyutping)
- to harmonize
- to reconcile
- to blend
- to suit well
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to season (food)
- to provoke
- to incite
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Character breakdown
调
- Meaning
- transfer, move, change; tune
- Radical
- 讠
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- ⿰讠周
- Cangjie
- IVBGR
- Four-corner
- 3772
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Example sentences
Examine this.
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