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核 is also the simplified spelling of 覈.

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核

Mandarin · pinyin hé

Meanings

  1. pit
  2. stone
  3. nucleus
  4. nuclear
  5. to examine
  6. to check
  7. to verify
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核
hé · seed, kernel, core, nut; atom
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2 · he2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hat6 · wat6

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character · Etymology 1

  1. seed; pit; stone; kernel; core; nut (Classifier: 粒 c)
  2. (computing) -core
  3. (physics, chemistry, biology) nucleus
  4. (physics) nuclear
  5. (mathematics, algebra, linear algebra) kernel
  6. (Hokkien) swelling in the lymph glands (lymphatic hard lumps due to inflammation, etc.)
  7. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) small formed lump
  8. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Classifier for fruits with a pit inside.

character · Etymology 1

  1. to examine; to check; to verify
  2. rigorous; detailed; reliable

character · Etymology 2

  1. a kind of tree
  2. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 荄 (gāi)

character · Etymology 3

  1. eaves of a house

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