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Chinese
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to think of; to cherish; mind to think of; to cherish; mind; heart; bosom
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soft
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trad. (懷柔)
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懷
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柔
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simp. (怀柔)
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怀
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柔
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Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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懷
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柔
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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huái
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róu
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hwɛj ›
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‹ nyuw ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁruj/
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/*nu/
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English
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bosom; embrace
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soft
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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懷
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柔
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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No.
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5341
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8825
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Phonetic component
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褱
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矛
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Rime group
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微
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幽
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Rime subdivision
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2
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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懷
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柔
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡruːl/
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/*mlju/
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Verb
懷柔
- (literary, of feudal rulers) to make a show of conciliation in order to bring other nationalities or states under control
Proper noun
懷柔
- (~區, formerly ~縣) Huairou (a district and former county of Beijing, China)