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Translingual
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Han character
估 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 人十口 (OJR), four-corner 24260, composition ⿰亻古)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 96, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 467
- Dae Jaweon: page 205, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 129, character 15
- Unihan data for U+4F30
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 箇
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*kaːls
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| 個
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*kaːls
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| 居
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*kɯ, *kas
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| 橭
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*kaː, *kʰaː
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| 嫴
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*kaː
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| 姑
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*kaː
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| 辜
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*kaː
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| 酤
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*kaː, *kaːs, *ɡaːʔ
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| 蛄
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*kaː
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| 鴣
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*kaː
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| 沽
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*kaː, *kaːʔ, *kaːs
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| 盬
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*kaː, *kaːʔ
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| 古
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*kaːʔ
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| 罟
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*kaːʔ
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| 估
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*kaːʔ
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| 鈷
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*kaːʔ
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| 詁
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*kaːʔ
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| 牯
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*kaːʔ
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| 故
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*kaːs
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| 固
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*kaːs
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| 稒
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*kaːɡs
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| 痼
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*kaːɡs
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| 錮
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*kaːɡs
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| 鯝
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*kaːɡs
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| 棝
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*kaːɡs
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| 凅
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*kaːɡs
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| 枯
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*kʰaː
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| 軲
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*kʰaː
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| 跍
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*kʰaː
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| 骷
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*kʰaː
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| 苦
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*kʰaːʔ, *kʰaːs
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| 葫
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*qʰaː, *ɡaː
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| 餬
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*ɡaː
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| 瑚
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*ɡaː
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| 湖
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*ɡaː
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| 鶘
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*ɡaː
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| 猢
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*ɡaː
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| 醐
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*ɡaː
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| 糊
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*ɡaː
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| 箶
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*ɡaː
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| 蝴
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*ɡaː
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| 胡
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*ɡaː
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| 瓳
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*ɡaː
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| 怙
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*ɡaːʔ
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| 祜
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*ɡaːʔ
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| 岵
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*ɡaːʔ
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| 婟
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*ɡaːʔ, *ɡaːɡs
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| 楛
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*ɡaːʔ
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| 据
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*ka
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| 裾
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*ka
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| 琚
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*ka
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| 椐
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*ka, *kas, *kʰa
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| 鶋
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*ka
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| 蜛
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*ka
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| 崌
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*ka
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| 涺
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*ka
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| 腒
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*ka, *ɡa
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| 鋸
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*kas
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| 倨
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*kas
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| 踞
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*kas
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| 涸
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*ɡaːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kaːʔ) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 古 (OC *kaːʔ).
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Pinyin): gū, gǔ (gu1, gu3)
- (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ, ㄍㄨˇ
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gu3
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gu2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): gu2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kû
- Eastern Min (BUC): gū
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): kó͘
- (Teochew, Peng'im): gou2 / gou1
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5ku
Note: gou1 - alternative reading.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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估
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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4221
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Phonetic
component
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古
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Rime
group
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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古
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Old
Chinese
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/*kaːʔ/
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Definitions
估
- to estimate (an amount, value, etc.)
- 高估 ― gāogū ― overestimate
- (Cantonese) to guess
估都估到㗎啦！ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- gu2 dou1 gu2 dou3-2 gaa3 laa1!
- Any fool could have guessed correctly!
- (literary) price
- (literary) merchant; businessperson
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
猜 (“to guess”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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猜, 猜測, 猜想
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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猜
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| Taiwan
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猜
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| Malaysia
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猜
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| Singapore
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猜
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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猜
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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猜, 揣
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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猜, 諳
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| Wuhan
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猜
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| Guilin
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猜
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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猜
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| Hefei
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猜
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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估, 猜
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| Hong Kong
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估
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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估
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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估
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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估
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| Taishan
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估
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| Yangjiang
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猜, 批
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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估
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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估
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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猜
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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揣, 猜, 估
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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揣
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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揣
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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揣
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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揣
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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揣
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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臆
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| Hong Kong
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估
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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猜
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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估
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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準, 猜
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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臆, 猜
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| Quanzhou
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臆
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| Jinjiang
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臆
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| Shishi
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臆
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| Zhangzhou
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臆, 猜
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| Pinghe
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臆
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| Zhao'an
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臆
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| Taipei
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猜, 臆
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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臆
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| Kaohsiung
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臆
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| Yilan
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猜, 臆
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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猜, 臆
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| Taichung
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臆
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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臆
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| Tainan
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臆
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| Taitung
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臆
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| Hsinchu
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臆
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| Kinmen
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臆
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| Penghu (Magong)
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臆
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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猜, 阿甲
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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臆, 猜
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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臆
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| Chaozhou
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臆, 猜
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| Shantou
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臆, 猜
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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猜
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| Haikou
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猜
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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猜
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| Wu
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Suzhou
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猜
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| Wenzhou
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猜
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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估, 猜
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| Shuangfeng
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估
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Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
估
- Only used in 估衣 (gùyi, “secondhand clothes for sale”).
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
估
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
估 (eum 고 (go))
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Vietnamese
Han character
估: Hán Nôm readings: cô, cố
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