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Translingual
Han character
結 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 女火土口 (VFGR), four-corner 24961, composition ⿰糹吉)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 921, character 34
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27398
- Dae Jaweon: page 1354, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3390, character 3
- Unihan data for U+7D50
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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秸
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*kriːl, *kriːd
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髻
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*kiːds
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夡
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*kʰids
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鴶
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*kriːd
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袺
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*kriːd, *kiːd
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頡
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*kriːd, *ɡiːd
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劼
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*kʰriːd
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硈
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*kʰriːd
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咭
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*kʰriːd, *ɡlid, *qʰlid
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黠
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*ɡriːd
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聐
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*ŋreːd
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趌
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*ked, *klid, *kʰid, *ɡrid
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結
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*kiːd
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拮
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*kiːd, *klid
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桔
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*kiːd
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狤
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*kiːd, *klid, *ɡrid
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擷
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*qʰiːd, *ɡiːd
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襭
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*ɡiːd
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翓
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*ɡiːd
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纈
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*ɡiːd
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吉
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*klid
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郆
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*kid
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詰
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*kʰid
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蛣
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*kʰid
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佶
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*ɡlid, *ɡrid
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鮚
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*ɡrid
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姞
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*ɡrid
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欯
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*qʰlid
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恄
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*qʰlid
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kiːd) : semantic 糸 + phonetic 吉 (OC *klid).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)(j)i(t/k) (“to tie; to bind”); cognate with Tibetan ཁྱིག (khyig, “to bind”), Burmese ကျစ် (kyac, “to twist”) (Schuessler, 2007; STEDT).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Pinyin): jié, jiē (jie2, jie1)
- (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ, ㄐㄧㄝ
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): jie2
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җе (ži͡ə, I)
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): git3 / lit3
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): get2
- Gan (Wiktionary): jiet6
- Hakka
- (Sixian, PFS): kiet / kiat
- (Meixian, Guangdong): giad5
- Jin (Wiktionary): jieh4
- Northern Min (KCR): giĕ
- Eastern Min (BUC): gáik / giék
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): kat / kiat / ket
- (Teochew, Peng'im): gag4 / gig4
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7ciq
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): jie6
Note:
- jiē - “to bear (Mainland); to stammer”.
Note:
- git3 - literary (all senses);
- lit3 - vernacular (“knot”).
- Gan
- Hakka
- Jin
- Northern Min
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Changtai, Zhangpu, Longyan, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Changtai, Zhangpu, Longyan, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- (Hokkien: Hui'an)
Note:
- kat - vernacular (“to tie; knot; hangup; bundles”);
- kiat/ket - literary (“to solidify; to sum up; written agreement; to form; to bear; fine and firm; loud and clear; to be in a knot”).
Note:
- gag4 - vernacular;
- gig4 - literary.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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結
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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jié
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ket ›
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Old Chinese
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/*kˁi/
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English
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tie (v.)
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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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結
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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5681
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Phonetic component
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吉
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Rime group
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質
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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結
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Old Chinese
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/*kiːd/
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Definitions
結
- to tie; to bind; to join; to connect
- 結網/结网 ― jié wǎng ― to weave a net
- to solidify; to form; to combine; to fuse
- 結冰/结冰 ― jiébīng ― to freeze
- to form; to forge (a relationship)
- 結盟/结盟 ― jiéméng ― to form an alliance
結下了深深的友誼 [MSC, trad.]
结下了深深的友谊 [MSC, simp.]- jié xià le shēn shēn de yǒuyì
- to forge a profound friendship
- to sum up; to end; to finish; to settle
- 結帳/结帐 ― jiézhàng ― to settle accounts
- knot; tie
- 死結/死结 ― sǐjié ― fast knot
- 打個結/打个结 [Cantonese] ― daa2 go3 lit3 ― to tie a knot
- (electronics) junction
- (anatomy) node
- emotional knot
- written agreement; undertaking; bond; guarantee of responsibility; commitment; affidavit
- 具結/具结 ― jùjié ― to sign an undertaking
- to bear (fruit)
- 結果/结果 ― jiéguǒ ― to bear fruit
- (dialectal) to stammer; to stutter
- (Hokkien) loud and clear; sonorous
- (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) fine and firm (not loose); well-bound; thick and sturdy
- (Mainland China Hokkien, figurative) hangup; problem; preoccupation; knot (in one's heart)
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to be in a knot; to be entangled with
- (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) Classifier for bundles of thread-like objects.
Synonyms
- 了卻/了却 (liǎoquè)
- 了斷/了断 (liǎoduàn)
- 了結/了结 (liǎojié)
- 交代 (jiāodài) (humorous)
- 告終/告终 (gàozhōng)
- 完了 (wánliǎo)
- 完畢/完毕 (wánbì)
- 完結/完结 (wánjié)
- 收兵 (shōubīng) (figurative)
- 收場/收场 (shōuchǎng)
- 收束 (shōushù)
- 煞 (Hokkien)
- 煞事 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 終/终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds)
- 結束/结束 (jiéshù)
- 結絕/结绝 (jiéjué) (literary)
- 結腳/结脚 (jie2 juo2) (Sichuanese)
- 罷/罢
Dialectal synonyms of
口吃 (“to stammer; to stutter”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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謇
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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口吃
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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磕巴
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Taiwan
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口吃, 結巴
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Harbin
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磕巴
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Singapore
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口吃
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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結巴, 磕巴
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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結巴, 磕巴
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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可
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Xi'an
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結
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Xuzhou
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結巴
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Lanzhou
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結
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Ürümqi
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結巴
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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結巴
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Wuhan
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結
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Guiyang
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結巴
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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結巴
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Yangzhou
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結
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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漏口
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Hong Kong
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漏口
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Gan
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Pingxiang
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結巴
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Hakka
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Meixian
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結舌仔, 重舌仔
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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結舌
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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結舌
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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結舌
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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結舌
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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結舌
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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大舌
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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磕巴
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Xinzhou
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結咳
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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結舌, 大舌
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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大舌口, 大舌, 重句, 重舌
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Quanzhou
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大舌口, 大舌, 重句
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Zhangzhou
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大舌鼓, 大舌, 重句
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Taipei
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大舌
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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大舌
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Kaohsiung
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大舌
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Yilan
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大舌
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Changhua (Lukang)
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大舌
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Taichung
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大舌
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Tainan
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大舌
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Hsinchu
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大舌
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Kinmen
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大舌口
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Penghu (Magong)
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大舌, 重句
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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大舌口
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Longyan
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結舌
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Chaozhou
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大舌
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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講突話
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Wu
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Shanghai
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吃嘴, 楞嘴
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Shanghai (Songjiang)
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吃嘴
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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楞嘴, 篤嘴
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Danyang
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結巴
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Ningbo
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吃舌頭
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Zhoushan
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吃舌頭
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Wenzhou
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大舌
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Jinhua
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點舌, 點舌兒, 拆舌, 拆舌兒
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Xiang
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Changsha
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結巴
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Loudi
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𪘬
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Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
結
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)
- tie, fasten
- join
- organize
- end, conclude
Readings
- Go-on: けち (kechi)
- Kan-on: けつ (ketsu, Jōyō)
- On: けい (kei)
- Kun: むすぶ (musubu, 結ぶ, Jōyō)、ゆう (yuu, 結う, Jōyō)←ゆふ (yufu, 結ふ, historical)、ゆわう (yuwau, 結わう)←ゆはふ (yufafu, 結はふ, historical)、ゆわえる (yuwaeru, 結わえる, Jōyō)←ゆはへる (yufaferu, 結はへる, historical)、いわえる (iwaeru, 結える)←いはへる (ifaferu, 結へる, historical)、いわく (iwaku, 結く)←いはく (ifaku, 結く, historical)、かたなす (katanasu, 結なす)、かたぬ (katanu, 結ぬ)、かためる (katameru, 結める)、すく (suku, 結く)
- Nanori: ゆい (yui)
Compounds
Proper noun
結 • (Yui)
- a female given name
Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
結 (eumhun 맺을 결 (maejeul gyeol))
- hanja form? of 결 (“tie”)
- hanja form? of 결 (“result”)
Compounds
Compounds
團結 (단결) unity; solidarity
集結 (집결) gathering
連結 (연결) connection; linking
結合 (결합) union cohesion
結付 (결부) linking; involving
結婚 (결혼) marriage; wedding
姉妹結緣 (자매결연) sisterhood relationship
結果 (결과) result
結局 (결국) eventually
結論 (결론) conclusion
結末 (결말) conclusion; an end
結實 (결실) bearing fruit; fruition
結核 (결핵) tuberculosis
Vietnamese
Chữ Hán
結: Hán Nôm readings: kết, cứt, kiết, chắc, kít
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