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尚
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- 尚
- shàng · still, yet; even; fairly, rather
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4 · shang4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
soeng6
Cantonese word readings for 尚. 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 · Etymology 1
- still; yet
- (literary, or in compounds) even
- to value; to esteem; to worship
- (obsolete) to assist; to administer (for the emperor)
- prevailing custom
- (literary, or in compounds) noble; virtuous
- (obsolete) alternative form of 上 (“to exceed”)
- a surname, Shang
character · Etymology 2
- used in 尚羊 (chángyáng)
- Variant pronunciation used in 尚書／尚书 (shàngshū, “position of the chief secretary”).
character · Etymology 3
- (Hokkien) alternative form of 上 (siōng, “most”)
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