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HSK 7freq #2618

Meanings

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  1. 1.raw silk
  2. 2.white
  3. 3.plain, unadorned
  4. 4.vegetarian (food)
  5. 5.essence
  6. 6.nature
  7. 7.element
  8. 8.constituent
  9. 9.usually
  10. 10.always
  11. 11.ever

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.white silk
  2. 2.silk or paper used for writing
  3. 3.white
  4. 4.plain
  5. 5.vegetarian (food)
  6. 6.original; unprocessed
  7. 7.usually; always; all along
  8. 8.element
  9. 9.prime

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Etymology

Pictogram (象形) – hands 廾 braiding thread 糸. In modern form, top component looks like 生 without the diagonal stroke – compare 責, 青. Austroasiatic in origin; compare Khmer ស (sɑɑ, “white; to show something clearly”) (Schuessler, 2007). Cognate with 索 (OC *sraːɡ, *sreːɡ, “to search”).

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Stroke order

Components

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Example sentences

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