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瞌

Mandarin · pinyin kē

used in 瞌睡 kē shuì

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瞌: kē · doze off; sleepy

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1 · ke1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hap1 · hap6

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) sleepy
(Cantonese) to doze

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Puxian Min) to close (one's eyes)
(Leizhou Min, Hainanese) to sleep

character · Etymology 3

(Hokkien, alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 交 (ka), used in 瞌睡 (ka-chōe)

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