學
简 学 · 繁 學Meanings
- to learn
- to study
- to imitate
- science
- -ology
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character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to comprehend; to realise; to understand
- (transitive) to learn; to study
- to imitate; to copy; to mimic; to learn from
- school
- learning; knowledge
- theory; doctrine
- subject; branch of learning; science; -ology
- (Cantonese) like; as
character · Etymology 2
- (obsolete) alternative form of 斆 /敩 (xiào, “to teach; to instruct; to train”)
character · Etymology 3
- used in 學鳩／学鸠
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