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其
Mandarin · pinyin qí
Meanings
- his
- her
- its
- their
- that
- such
- it (refers to sth preceding it)
Characters in this entry
- 其
- qí · his, her, its, their; that
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Mandarin tones
2 · qi2
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Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.
Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 15 senses · 3 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gei1 · gei6 · kei4
Cantonese word readings for 其. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- his; her; its; their
- he; she; it; they; one
- that; those
- (literary) among which
- (literary) probably; perhaps
- (obsolete) particle indicating intention; let, shall, will
- (literary) adverb indicating a rhetorical question
- (literary) adverb indicating imperative
- (obsolete) if
- (obsolete) conjunction indicating a question with choices; or
- (Eastern Min or obsolete) possessive particle.
- a surname
character
- (obsolete) Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
- (obsolete) Used in personal names.
character
- (archaic) only used in 彼其
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