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Glyph origin
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Etymology
Possibly a vocalic variant of. See there for more.

Definitions

 * 1) to exhaust
 * 2) to thoroughly investigate
 * 3) to be in the wrong and unable to argue further
 * 4) to be in dire straits; to suffer from lack of opportunity, support, etc.
 * 5) poor; destitute; impoverished
 * 6) to be exhausted; to be used up
 * 7) remote; out-of-the-way
 * 8) extremely
 * 9) thoroughly
 * 10) excessively; inappropriately attentive to details; snobbishly; frivolously
 * 11) 69th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "exhaustion, tiredness" (𝍊)
 * 12)  very; quite
 * 13) name of an ancient state
 * Synonym:
 * 1) to be exhausted; to be used up
 * 2) remote; out-of-the-way
 * 3) extremely
 * 4) thoroughly
 * 5) excessively; inappropriately attentive to details; snobbishly; frivolously
 * 6) 69th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "exhaustion, tiredness" (𝍊)
 * 7)  very; quite
 * 8) name of an ancient state
 * Synonym:
 * 1) extremely
 * 2) thoroughly
 * 3) excessively; inappropriately attentive to details; snobbishly; frivolously
 * 4) 69th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "exhaustion, tiredness" (𝍊)
 * 5)  very; quite
 * 6) name of an ancient state
 * Synonym:
 * 1) 69th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "exhaustion, tiredness" (𝍊)
 * 2)  very; quite
 * 3) name of an ancient state
 * Synonym:
 * 1) name of an ancient state
 * Synonym:

Usage notes

 * In Suzhounese, younger speakers tend to use this in place of.

Synonyms




Hanja




Adjective

 * 1) crazy

Noun

 * 1) nipper, pincer