客

Derived characters

 * 額 (额)

Glyph origin
– a guest.

Etymology
Probably belongs to the word family of. cites 🇨🇬 as a possible cognate.

Definitions

 * 1) guest; visitor
 * 2) customer; client; consumer
 * 3) to treat with guest etiquette; to receive friendly
 * 4) minor; less major; less important
 * 5) one who sponges on a wealthy family; hanger-on; sponger
 * 6) traveller; passenger; one who lives away from home
 * 7) to live away from home; to live abroad
 * 8)  people; person
 * 9) objective; beyond human consciousness
 * 10) Hakka
 * 11)  last; previous
 * 1) one who sponges on a wealthy family; hanger-on; sponger
 * 2) traveller; passenger; one who lives away from home
 * 3) to live away from home; to live abroad
 * 4)  people; person
 * 5) objective; beyond human consciousness
 * 6) Hakka
 * 7)  last; previous
 * 1)  last; previous
 * 1)  last; previous
 * 1)  last; previous
 * 1)  last; previous
 * 1)  last; previous

Descendants
Others:

Noun

 * 1) guest; visitor
 * 2) customer; client
 * 3) patron

Usage notes
This is used as part of a form of address for a customer, like sir or ma'am. Because a customer is in a much higher social position, this word is used with the honorific prefix and the honorific suffix  or more often, rendering  or.

Etymology
From.