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匱
简 匮 · 繁 匱Characters in this entry
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4 · gui4
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (literary) to lack; to be deficient in; to be short of
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 簣 /篑 (kuì, “basket for carrying earth”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 潰 /溃 (“to collapse; to be routed”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 饋 /馈 (kuì, “to gift”)
- (Taiwan) quecto- (SI unit prefix)
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 櫃／柜 (guì, “cabinet; cupboard; reservoir”)
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