胡

Glyph origin
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Etymology 1

 * "dewlap"
 * A derivative is.


 * "steppe nomads"
 * Etymology unknown.


 * interrogative word ("what; why; how")
 * Cognate with, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 . See for more.

Definitions

 * 1)  wattle; dewlap fleshy lobe hanging from the head or neck of animals
 * 2)  wattle-like object, such as pendent parts on implements
 * 3)  how; why; what
 * 4)  barbarian; a generic term for any non-Han peoples who lived to the north and west of China's borders
 * 5)  countries and peoples in the, including Persia, , and in Pre-Tang texts, India
 * 6)  introduced from the northern or western non-Han peoples or from abroad; non-Chinese; foreign; imported
 * 7)    in the Spring and Autumn Period in modern-day Anhui, conquered by the  in 496 BCE
 * 8)  black; dark-skinned
 * 9)  far; great; senior
 * 10) outrageously; recklessly; wildly; foolishly
 * 1)  countries and peoples in the, including Persia, , and in Pre-Tang texts, India
 * 2)  introduced from the northern or western non-Han peoples or from abroad; non-Chinese; foreign; imported
 * 3)    in the Spring and Autumn Period in modern-day Anhui, conquered by the  in 496 BCE
 * 4)  black; dark-skinned
 * 5)  far; great; senior
 * 6) outrageously; recklessly; wildly; foolishly
 * 1)    in the Spring and Autumn Period in modern-day Anhui, conquered by the  in 496 BCE
 * 2)  black; dark-skinned
 * 3)  far; great; senior
 * 4) outrageously; recklessly; wildly; foolishly
 * 1) outrageously; recklessly; wildly; foolishly

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