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觳

Mandarin · pinyin hú

ancient measuring vessel (same as 斛)
frightened

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觳: hú · an ancient measure; a goblet; mean; frightened

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2 · hu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

huk6 · kok3

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

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character · Etymology 1

(historical) wine vessel; goblet
(historical) an ancient unit of measure
used in 觳觫 (húsù, “to tremble in fear”)
(Hokkien) small cup for rice or liquid
(Hokkien) small box
(Hokkien) Classifier for volume of a measuring cup.

character · Etymology 2

(archaic) thin; emaciated; meager

character · Etymology 3

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 角 (jué, “to compete; to test one's strength”)

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