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俶
Mandarin · pinyin chù
Meanings
- to begin
Characters in this entry
- 俶
- chù · start, begin; beginning; arrange
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Mandarin tones
4 · chu4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 8 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cuk1 · tik1
Cantonese word readings for 俶. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- original form of 淑 (shū, “good, nice, beautiful”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) first; in the beginning; initially
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to arrange; to put in order
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to build; to move
- (literary, obsolete) (of solid dimensions) thick
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 諔 /𰵴 (chù, “strange, odd”)
- (literary) suddenly, abruptly
character · Etymology 2
- (alt-of, alternative) only used in 俶儻／俶傥, alternative form of 倜儻 /倜傥 (tìtǎng)
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