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級

简级 · 繁級

Mandarin · pinyin jí

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級: jí · level, rank, class; grade
级: jí · level, rank, class; grade

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2 · ji2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kap1

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

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character · Etymology 1

level; rank; grade; class
(education) grade; form
step
(literary) beheaded head
Classifier for steps.
Classifier for level, ranks, grades, etc..

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) cup; cup size

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