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蓄
Mandarin · pinyin xù
Meanings
- to store up
- to grow (e.g. a beard)
- to entertain (ideas)
Characters in this entry
- 蓄
- xù · store, save, hoard, gather
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Mandarin tones
4 · xu4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 7 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cuk1
Cantonese word readings for 蓄. 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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- to store up; to stockpile; to accumulate; to hoard
- to grow (e.g. a beard)
- (literary, or in compounds) to harbour; to keep in mind; to cherish
- (literary, or in compounds) to await; to wait for
- (literary, or in compounds) preserved, dried cabbage or mustard greens
- (Min) to get or buy for use; to purchase; to collect (especially of large assets)
- to raise; to rear (domestic animals)
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