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呝

Character · Verb · OnomatopoeiaTraditional㗁

ancient form of ‘呃’; describes bird sounds

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Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

verb

to hiccup; to retch (same as ‘呃’)

archaic

An archaic character used interchangeably with ‘呃’。

Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
‘è‘
yǔ㗁
 ’
‘è与
xiāng‘
tōng呃
 ’
 相
 通
 。

In classical texts, ‘㗁’ is interchangeable with ‘呃’。

2.

onomatopoeia

describes the sound of a bird chirping

literary

Used in classical Chinese literature to imitate bird calls.

Lín林
zhōng中
niǎo鸟
shēng声
è㗁
è㗁
 。

In the forest, birds chirp ‘è è’。