確

简 确 · 繁 確
Mandarin · pinyin què

Meanings

  1. authenticated
  2. solid
  3. firm
  4. real
  5. true
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確
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确
què · sure, certain; real, true
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4 · que4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kok3

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

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character

  1. real; true
  2. firm; resolute
  3. truly; indeed
  4. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 确 (què, “rocky and barren”)
  5. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 搉 (què, “to knock; to hit; to beat”)

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