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跂
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- 跂
- qí · creeping, crawling
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Mandarin tones
1 · ji1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 7 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
kei4 · kei5
Cantonese word readings for 跂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- (literary) extra toe
- (literary) alternative form of 蚑 (qí, “creeping; crawling”)
character · Etymology 2
- (literary) alternative form of 企 (qǐ, “to stand on tiptoe”)
character · Etymology 3
- (obsolete) to sit with feet hanging
character · Etymology 4
- (obsolete) alternative form of 屐 (jī, “clogs”)
character · Etymology 5
- only used in 踶跂
character · Etymology 6
- (Hokkien) alternative form of 碻
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