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Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) building (of two or more stories)
 * 2) floor; level
 * 3)  flat; apartment
 * 4) superstructure
 * 5)  comment; post
 * 1)  flat; apartment
 * 2) superstructure
 * 3)  comment; post
 * 1) superstructure
 * 2)  comment; post
 * 1)  comment; post
 * 1)  comment; post
 * 1)  comment; post
 * 1)  comment; post
 * 1)  comment; post
 * 1)  comment; post

Usage notes
It may be ambiguous when referring to floors, as both UK and US systems were used in the past. Contemporary usage generally aligns with the UK usage. The second usage is dated, but still commonly seen in older buildings.

To avoid this ambiguity, some may explicitly refer to floor numbers with Arabic numerals, such as:

This similarly applies to subsequent floors.

Kanji

 * 1) tower
 * 2) turret

Han character

 * 1)  a multi-story building
 * 2) floor (of a multi-level building)
 * 3) * circa 19th century, Dương Minh; Ðức Thị, "Thạch Sanh Lý Thông Thư", lines 668-669
 * "vi"

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