郁 is also the simplified spelling of 欝, 鬰, 鬱.
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郁
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- 郁
- yù · sweet smelling, rich in aroma; (Cant.) to move, hit
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4 · yu4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
juk1 · wat1
Cantonese word readings for 郁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- used in 郁夷 (“name of an ancient county in modern-day Shaanxi province”)
- sweet-smelling; rich in aroma; fragrant
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 彧 (yù, “adorned; elegant; ornate”)
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 薁 (“oriental bush berry”)
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 燠 (“warm”)
- fruit which lacks a kernel or stone inside
- a surname
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