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氐
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- 氐
- dī · name of an ancient tribe; root; 3rd lunar mansion, determinative star α Librae (Zubenelgenubi)
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3 · di3
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dai1 · dai2
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character · Etymology 1
- Di (ethnic group)
- (～宿) (Chinese astronomy) Root (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 低 (dī, “to lower; to bow”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 低 (dī, “cheap; inexpensive”)
character · Etymology 2
- (literary) original form of 柢 (dǐ, “root of a tree”)
- (literary) original form of 柢 (dǐ, “basis; fundamental”)
- (literary) original form of 抵 (dǐ, “to reach; to arrive”)
- (literary) original form of 抵 (dǐ, “to match; to be equal to”)
character · Etymology 3
- only used in 氐池 (“an ancient county”) and 閼氐／阏氐 (“wife of a Xiongnu chief”)
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