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睪

简睪 · 睾 · 繁睪

Mandarin · pinyin yì#

(archaic) to observe; to spy on

Mandarin · pinyin gāo#

(bound form) testicle

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4 · yi4

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gou1 · jik6 · zaak6

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character · Etymology 1

to spy on
a surname

character · Etymology 2

testicle

character · Etymology 3

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 皋 (gāo, “tall; high”)

character · Etymology 4

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 皞 (hào, “vast and boundless”)

character · Etymology 5

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 澤 /泽 (zé, “Eupatorium”)

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