| Word |
Components |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 疑 |
龴疋 |
yí |
1. to doubt; to question |
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Antonyms: 信 |
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2. doubtful |
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3. question; query |
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4. to suspect |
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5. suspicious |
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6. 62nd tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "doubt, unconfidence" (?) |
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7. as if |
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8. (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 疑 |
楚 |
林疋 |
chǔ |
1. (obsolete) Vitex; Chinese chaste tree | |
Synonyms: 牡荆 |
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2. (obsolete) thick growth of weeds or trees |
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3. (historical) punishment cane |
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4. (historical) to beat with a punishment cane |
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5. painful; suffering |
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痛楚 - in great pain |
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苦楚 - suffering; misery |
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6. neat; clear; orderly; arranged |
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清楚 - clear |
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7. bright; gorgeous |
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8. (obsolete) vulgar; unrefined |
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9. (historical) Chu (an ancient Chinese viscounty and kingdom along the Yangtze River during the Zhou dynasty) |
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10. modern-day Hubei and Hunan (where the state of Chu was located) |
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11. (specifically) Hubei |
旋 |
方疋 |
xuán |
1. to revolve; to turn | |
2. to return; to go back; to come home |
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3. circle; loop; cycle |
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4. immediately |
| xuàn |
5. revolving; turning; circling |
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6. at the time |
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7. Alternative form of 鏇// (to pare) |
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8. Alternative form of 鏇// (hot water container for warming wine) |
| xuán |
9. whorl on the head |
胥 |
疋月 |
xū |
1. (historical) officer who was responsible for capturing thieves | |
2. (literary) all |
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3. (classical) mutually |
疏 |
疋 |
shū, sū |
1. distant; sparse; thin | |
2. to dredge; to clear an obstruction |
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3. to neglect; to alienate |
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4. careless; negligent |
