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过活

Word definition:

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Simplified
Pīnyīn
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to live one's life / to make a living

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
过
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *过* | 过* | *过
6画
pass, pass through, go across
過
3430
YDI
活
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *活* | 活* | *活
9画
live, exist, survive; lively
3216.4
EHJR

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
过活
to live one's life / to make a living
过
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *过* | 过* | *过
surname Guo
过
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *过* | 过* | *过
to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-
过
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *过* | 过* | *过
(experienced action marker)
 活
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *活* | 活* | *活
to live / alive / living / work / workmanship