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槐

Cantonese · source Jyutpingwaai4

Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica)
Japanese pagoda tree
a surname

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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Reading & tones

waai44 · low falling

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Same syllable, six tones

waai歪waai1askewwaai2—waai3—怀waai4bosomwaai5—坏waai6bad

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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Written characters

槐

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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries

CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

槐 huái CC-CEDICT · MandarinChinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); Japanese pagoda tree

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: huai2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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waai4

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

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

Chinese scholar tree (Styphnolobium japonicum); Japanese pagoda tree; locust tree
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) (alt. form 褱) Dipsacus asper
(Chinese mythology) Huai of Xia (eighth king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty)
a surname

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