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決

简 决 · 繁 決
Mandarin · pinyin jué

Meanings

  1. to decide
  2. to determine
  3. to execute (sb)
  4. (of a dam etc) to breach or burst
  5. definitely
  6. certainly
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決
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jué · decide, determine, judge
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  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to dredge; to dig
  2. to burst; to break; to breach
  3. to decide; to determine
  4. to decide the outcome; to contest
  5. to judge; to pronounce the verdict
  6. definitely; certainly; absolutely (with a negative)
  7. to execute; to put to death
  8. to execute; to put to death — (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to execute by shooting
  9. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to duel; to fight a decisive battle or struggle
  10. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 訣 /诀 (jué, “to part; to bid farewell”)
  11. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 抉 (jué, “to gouge; to pick out”)

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  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) fast

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  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be breached; to be torn (of clothes); alternative form of 缺 (quē)

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