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斥

Mandarin · pinyin chì

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斥: chì · to scold, upbraid, accuse, reproach

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character · Etymology 1

(in compounds or literary) to expel, drive away; to banish; to demote
(in compounds or literary) to exclude; to reject; to discard
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to remove, take off (clothing)
(in compounds or literary) to refute
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to point out, specify
(in compounds or literary) to scold; to upbraid, reproach
(literary) to scout, reconnoiter
(literary) to expand; to open up, pioneer
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to push, shift
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to approach, be close to; used in 斥近
(literary) to take out, allocate, spend (money)
to be widespread, fill; used in 充斥 (chōngchì)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) big, large
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) broad, expansive
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to relax, slow down; used in 斥苦
(literary, of soil) saline and alkaline
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) edge of a marsh

character · Etymology 1

only used in 斥山

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