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Translingual
Stroke order
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Note that the traditional form contains 𦥑 (7 strokes) while mainland China's standardized form (新字形, Xin Zixing) contains 臼 (6 strokes). Both forms are encoded under the same code point. Depending on the font installed, this character may appear to be either 瘦 or 瘦.
Han character
瘦 (Kangxi radical 104, 疒+10 in traditional Chinese, 疒+9 in simplified Chinese, 15 strokes in traditional Chinese, 14 strokes in simplified Chinese, cangjie input 大竹難水 (KHXE), four-corner 00147, composition ⿸疒叟)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 778, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22415
- Dae Jaweon: page 1188, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2685, character 3
- Unihan data for U+7626
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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㮴
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*suːw
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艘
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*suːw, *sɯːw
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嫂
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*suːwʔ
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瞍
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*sɯːw, *suːʔ
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謏
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*slɯːwʔ, *suːʔ, *suːs, *srɯwɢ
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叜
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*sluːʔ
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叟
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*suːʔ
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傁
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*suːʔ
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廋
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*suːʔ, *sru
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醙
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*suʔ, *sru
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遚
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*sʰrus
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餿
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*sru
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搜
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*sru
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颼
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*sru
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溲
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*sru, *sruʔ
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鎪
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*sru
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獀
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*sru
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鄋
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*sru
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螋
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*sru, *sro
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騪
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*sru
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瘦
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*srus
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *srus) : semantic 疒 + phonetic 叟 (OC *suːʔ).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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瘦
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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shòu
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Middle Chinese
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‹ srjuwH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*sru-s/
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English
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lean (adj.)
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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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瘦
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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12090
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Phonetic component
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叟
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Rime group
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幽
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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Old Chinese
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/*srus/
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Definitions
瘦
- (of a person or animal) thin; slender; skinny
- Antonyms: 胖, 肥 (féi)
- (of meat) lean
- to lose weight; to become thin
- Antonym: 胖
- 他瘦了五公斤。 ― Tā shòu le wǔ gōngjīn. ― He lost five kilograms.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
瘦 (“thin; skinny (a person or animal)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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瘠, 瘦
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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瘦, 消瘦, 清瘦, 瘦削, 清癯
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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瘦
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Taiwan
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瘦
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Harbin
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瘦
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Malaysia
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瘦
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Singapore
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瘦
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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瘦
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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瘦
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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瘦
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Wanrong
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瘦
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Xi'an
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瘦
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Xining
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瘦
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Xuzhou
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瘦
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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瘦
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Ürümqi
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瘦
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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瘦
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Wuhan
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瘦
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Guiyang
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瘦, 單精
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Guilin
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瘦
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Liuzhou
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瘦
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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瘦
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Yangzhou
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瘦
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Hefei
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瘦
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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瘦, 瘦削
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Hong Kong
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瘦, 瘦削
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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瘦
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Macau
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瘦
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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瘦
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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瘦
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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瘦
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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瘦
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Foshan
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瘦
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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瘦
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Foshan (Shunde)
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瘦
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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瘦
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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瘦
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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瘦
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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瘦
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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瘦
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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瘦
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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瘦
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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瘦
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Taishan
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瘦
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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瘦
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Enping (Niujiang)
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瘦
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Heshan (Yayao)
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瘦
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Dongguan
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瘦
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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瘦
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Yangjiang
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瘦
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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瘦
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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瘦
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Gan
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Nanchang
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瘦
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Lichuan
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瘦
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Pingxiang
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瘦
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Hakka
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Meixian
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瘦
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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瘦
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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瘦
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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瘦
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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瘦
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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瘦
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Pinghe (Jiufeng)
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瘦
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Changting
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瘦
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Shanghang
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瘦
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Longyan (Yongding)
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瘦
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Wuping
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瘦
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Liancheng
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瘦
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Ninghua
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𤸬, 猴
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Qingliu
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𤸬
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Yudu
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瘦
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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瘦
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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瘦
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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瘦
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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瘦
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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瘦
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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瘦
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Senai (Huiyang)
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瘦
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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瘦
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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瘦
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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𤸬
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Jian'ou (Dikou)
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𤸬
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Songxi
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𤸬
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Zhenghe
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𤸬
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Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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𤸬
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Jianyang
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𤸬
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Wuyishan
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𤸬
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Pucheng (Shibei)
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瘦
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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𤸬
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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𤸬
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Fuqing
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𤸬
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Pingtan
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𤸬
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Yongtai
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𤸬
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Gutian
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𤸬
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Fu'an
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𤸬
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Ningde
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𤸬
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Shouning
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𤸬
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Zhouning
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𤸬
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Fuding
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𤸬
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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㾪
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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㾪
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Quanzhou
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㾪
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Jinjiang
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㾪
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Nan'an
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㾪
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Shishi
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㾪
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Hui'an
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㾪
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Anxi
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㾪
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Yongchun
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㾪
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Dehua
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㾪
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Zhangzhou
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㾪, 薄抨
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Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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㾪
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Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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㾪
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Hua'an
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㾪
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Nanjing
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㾪
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Pinghe
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㾪
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Zhangpu
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㾪
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Yunxiao
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㾪
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Zhao'an
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㾪
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Dongshan
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㾪
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Taipei
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㾪
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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㾪
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Kaohsiung
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㾪
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Yilan
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㾪
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Changhua (Lukang)
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㾪
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Taichung
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㾪
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Tainan
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㾪
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Hsinchu
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㾪
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Kinmen
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㾪
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Penghu (Magong)
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㾪
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Penang (Hokkien)
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㾪
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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㾪
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Manila (Hokkien)
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㾪
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Longyan
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⿸疒袁
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Zhangping
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㾪, 𤸬
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Zhangping (Yongfu)
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㾪, 𤸬
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Datian
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㾪
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Chaozhou
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㾪
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Shantou
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㾪
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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㾪
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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㾪
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Singapore (Teochew)
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㾪
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Leizhou
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㾪
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Wenchang
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㾪
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Haikou
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㾪
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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㾪
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Xianyou
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㾪
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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𤸬
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Sanming (Sanyuan)
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𤸬
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Sanming (Shaxian)
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𤸬
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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㾪
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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瘦
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Wu
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Shanghai
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瘦
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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瘦
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Suzhou
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瘦
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Danyang
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瘦
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Hangzhou
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瘦
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Ningbo
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瘦
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Wenzhou
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㾹
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Jinhua
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瘦
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Xiang
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Changsha
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瘦
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Loudi
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瘦
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Shuangfeng
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瘦
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Dialectal synonyms of
瘦 (“lean (meat)”)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
瘦
- (Southern Min) Alternative form of 㾪
Japanese
Kanji
瘦
(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 痩)
- Kyūjitai form of 痩 (to become thin; to lose weight)
Readings
Korean
Hanja
瘦 • (su) (hangeul 수, revised su, McCune–Reischauer su, Yale swu)
- thin
- emaciated
- lean
- meager
Vietnamese
Han character
瘦: Hán Nôm readings: sấu, xấu
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