調

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) to adjust; to regulate
 * 2) to train; to tame; to drill
 * 3)  to tune; to play (an instrument)
 * 4) to recuperate under medical treatment
 * 5) to mix; to stir; to blend
 * 6) harmonious; matching
 * 7) to cook; to flavour
 * 8) to play; to display; to be rude; to be naughty
 * 9) to take liberties with (a woman); to flirt
 * 10) to throw; to toss

Definitions

 * 1) to transfer; to move; to shift
 * 2) to select; to promote
 * 3) to send; to dispatch; to arrange; to allocate
 * 4) to exchange; to interchange
 * 5) to extract; to draw out; to obtain
 * 6) to turn; to revolve
 * 7) to calculate; to investigate
 * 8) to show off; to resort to
 * 9) style; form; mode
 * 10) mood; taste
 * 11) opinion; idea; expression
 * 12)  accent; tone
 * 13)  tune; melody
 * 14)  key; mode
 * 1)  key; mode

Usage notes
Legge translates 調飢 as "great hunger", apparently based on 's glossing 調 as 「重也」 ("grave, serious"). On the other hand,《毛詩傳》 glosses 調 as 「朝也」.

Kanji

 * 1) tune, tone, meter, key (music)
 * 2) writing style
 * 3) to prepare, to exorcise
 * 4) to investigate
 * 5) to harmonize, to mediate