藉
简 借 · 藉 · 繁 藉Characters in this entry
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4 · jie4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ze3 · ze6 · zik6
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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) straw mat used to offer sacrifices
- (literary) pad; mat
- (literary) to spread; to lay out (a mat)
- (archaic) to sit on; to lay on (a mat)
- (alt. form 借) to rely on; to depend on; to lean on; by means of
- (alt. form 借) to use as a pretext
- (literary) even if
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- numerous and disorderly
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to pay tribute
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 籍 (jí, “tax”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to tie using a rope
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to care for; to treasure
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 籍 (jí, “to record”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 籍 (jí, “to confiscate”)
- a surname
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