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矜

Mandarin · pinyin jīn

to boast
to esteem
to sympathize

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矜: jīn · pity, feel sorry for, show sympathy

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1 · jin1

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ging1 · ging6 · gwaan1 · kam4 · kan4

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) to pity; to feel sorry for; to show sympathy for
(literary) to be self-important
restrained; reserved

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) handle of a spear

character · Etymology 3

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 鰥 /鳏 (guān, “old man with no wife”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 瘝 (guān, “to be ill”)

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