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竺
Mandarin · pinyin dǔ#
Meanings · dǔ
- variant of 篤 dǔ
Mandarin · pinyin Zhú#
Meanings · Zhú
- surname Zhu
- abbr. for 天竺 Tiān zhú, India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
- (archaic) Buddhism
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- 竺
- zhú · India; bamboo; surname
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Mandarin tones
3 · du3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zuk1
Cantonese word readings for 竺. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 篤／笃 (dǔ, “thick; sincere; serious”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 毒 (“to loathe; to detest”)
- (historical) An ancient placename.
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- (obsolete) bamboo
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 天竺 (Tiānzhú, “India”)
- (by extension) relating to India or Buddhism; Buddhist
- Name of a mountain in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
- (historical, music) Name of an ancient musical instrument.
- a surname, commonly adopted by early Buddhist monks.
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