苛

kē

Meanings

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kē

1.severe
2.exacting

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Wiktionary

1.harsh; severe; exacting
2.to denounce; to condemn; to decry
3.to put on airs; to give oneself airs
4.supercilious; arrogant; haughty; proud

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɡaːl): semantic 艹 + phonetic 可 (OC *kʰaːlʔ).

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Components

苛卄可

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

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