杅

Mandarin · pinyin yú

Meanings

  1. bowl
  2. tub
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2 · yu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu1 · jyu4

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

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character · Etymology 1

  1. (alt. form 盂) vessel for holding fluids such as soup; bowl
  2. (Classical) bathtub
  3. (Classical) used in 杅杅

character · Etymology 2

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to control through force

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