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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
亦 (Kangxi radical 8, 亠+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 卜中弓金 (YLNC), four-corner 00330, composition ⿱亠⿻小丿(GTJK) or ⿵六⿰丿亅(GTJK) or ⿱亠⿻小丨(H) or ⿵六刂(H))
Derived characters
- 奕 帟 弈 跡 迹 㑊 洂 𠲔 𢙕 𤥂 硛 𩷉 𪁂 𠸠 𣖞
- 変 弯 恋 栾 蛮 (all as Japanese simplification of 䜌 to 亦)
- See 𰁜 for Chinese simplification of 䜌 (luán) to 𰁜.
- Note that it does not appear that 奕 is a simplification of 奱, nor 帟 a simplification of 㡩.
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 88, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 293
- Dae Jaweon: page 187, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 281, character 3
- Unihan data for U+4EA6
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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夜
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*laːɡs
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鵺
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*laːɡs
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迹
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*ʔsleːɡ
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跡
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*ʔsleːɡ
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亦
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*laːɡ
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弈
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*laːɡ
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奕
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*laːɡ
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帟
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*laːɡ
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腋
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*laːɡ
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掖
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*laːɡ
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焲
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*laːɡ
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液
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*laːɡ
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Ideogram (指事) – a human figure (compare 大) with water falling from them (roughly from arm pits). Original form of 腋 (OC *laːɡ, “armpit”) or 液 (OC *laːɡ, “liquid”).
Etymology
Cognate with Mizo ve (“also; too”), Mizo vêk (“again; over again”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
Note:
- iǎ - vernacular;
- ĭ - literary.
Note:
- iâ - vernacular;
- ĭk - literary.
Note:
- ia̍h - vernacular;
- ia̍k/e̍k - literary.
Note:
- êg8 - literary;
- ia7 - vernacular (訓讀) (original character is 也).
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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亦
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亦
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yì
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yì
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Middle Chinese
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‹ yek ›
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‹ yek ›
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Old Chinese
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/*(r)Ak/
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/*ɢ(r)Ak/
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English
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armpit
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also
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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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亦
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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14996
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Phonetic component
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亦
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Rime group
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鐸
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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繹
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Old Chinese
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/*laːɡ/
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Definitions
亦
- (formal) also; too; likewise; still
其竹節度三尺,柔細可為索,亦以皮為麻。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
其竹节度三尺,柔细可为索,亦以皮为麻。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo, Manshu, chapter 7, part 7
- Qí zhújié duó sān chǐ, róuxì kě wéi suǒ, yì yǐ pí wéi má.
- Each joint measures three chi; thin and supple, it may be used as a rope, and its skin may also be used as linen.
- (formal) only; just
- (formal) already
- (formal) although
- (Suzhounese) again
讀仔一遍亦讀一遍。 [Suzhounese, trad.]
读仔一遍亦读一遍。 [Suzhounese, simp.]- From: 1993, 蘇州方言詞典, page 19
- To read something again after having read it
- a surname: Yi
- meaningless particle
See also
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
也 (“also, too”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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亦
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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也
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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也
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Taiwan
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也
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Malaysia
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也
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Singapore
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也
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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也
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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也
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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也
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Wuhan
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也
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Guilin
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也
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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也
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Hefei
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也
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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都, 亦
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Hong Kong
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都, 亦, 亦都
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Macau
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都, 亦 formal
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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都, 也
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Taishan
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亦
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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亦, 都, 亦都
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Yangjiang
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也
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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都
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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都, 亦都
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Gan
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Nanchang
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也
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Hakka
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Meixian
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也
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Wuhua (Meilin)
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也
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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乜
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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乜, 也
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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乜
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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乜
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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乜
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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嘛
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Kuching (Hepo)
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呠
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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也
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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也
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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也
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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也
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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也, 嘛
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Quanzhou
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也, 嘛
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Zhangzhou
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也, 嘛
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Taipei
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也, 嘛
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Penang (Hokkien)
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呠
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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也, 呠, 嘛
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Manila (Hokkien)
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也, 嘛, 閣
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Chaozhou
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也
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Shantou
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也
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Jieyang
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也
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Singapore (Teochew)
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呠, 也, 嘛
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Pontianak (Teochew)
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也
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Wenchang
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也
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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都
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Wu
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Shanghai
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也
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Suzhou
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亦
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Wenzhou
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也
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Xiang
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Changsha
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也
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Shuangfeng
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也
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Dialectal synonyms of
又 (“again; once more”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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又
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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又
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Taiwan
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又
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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又
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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又
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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又
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Wuhan
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又
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Guilin
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又
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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又
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Hefei
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又
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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又, 又試
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Hong Kong
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又, 又試
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Yangjiang
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又
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Gan
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Nanchang
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又
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Hakka
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Meixian
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又
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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又
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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又, 已
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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復
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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閣, 閣再, 又閣再, 又閣
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Quanzhou
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閣, 閣再, 又閣再, 又閣
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Zhangzhou
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閣, 閣再, 又閣再, 又閣
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Taipei
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閣 GT, 閣再 GT, 又閣 GT
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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閣, 閣再, 又閣
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Manila (Hokkien)
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閣, 閣再
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Chaozhou
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又, 又再
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Shantou
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又
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Wu
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Shanghai
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再, 又
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Suzhou
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亦
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Wenzhou
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亦
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Xiang
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Changsha
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又
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Shuangfeng
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又
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Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
亦
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- also
Readings
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 亦 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 亦, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Korean
Hanja
亦 (eum 역 (yeok))
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Vietnamese
Han character
亦: Hán Nôm readings: diệc
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References