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柯
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- 柯
- kē · axe-handle; stalk, bough; surname
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1 · ke1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 柯. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- (literary) axe handle
- (literary) stalk; branch
- a surname
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 柯爾克孜／柯尔克孜 (kē'ěrkèzī, “Kyrgyz (the people, language, etc.)”)
- Lithocarpus; stone oak
character · Etymology 2
- (Hokkien, of fruits, vegetable, etc.) fibrous; stringy; tough; withered
- (Teochew) dry; dried up; unmoist
- (Hokkien) lost one's youthfulness; old
character · Etymology 3
- (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) copper coin
- (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) yuan (unit of currency)
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