紇

简 纥 · 繁 紇
Mandarin · pinyin gē#

Meanings · gē

  1. knot
Mandarin · pinyin hé#

Meanings · hé

  1. tassels
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纥
hé · inferior silk; tassel, fringe
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1 · ge1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gat1 · hat6

Cantonese word readings for 紇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

  1. used in 回紇/回纥 (Huíhé, “Uighur”)
  2. Used in personal names.

character · Etymology 2

  1. Used in compounds.

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