gǔ

诂

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional詁

explain classical or dialect words in modern language

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

explanations of ancient words or dialect characters; gloss; commentary

formal

Mostly used in academic contexts, especially in philology and linguistics. Often appears in compound words like 训诂.

Xùn训
gǔ诂
xué学
shì是
yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
wén文
cí词
yì义
de的
xué学
wen问
 。

Exegesis is the study of the meanings of words in ancient texts.

Tā他
xiě写
le了
yī一
běn本
zhù著
zuò作
lái来
jiě解
gǔ诂
zhè这
bù部
gǔ古
jí籍
 。

He wrote a work to gloss this ancient text.

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Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
gǔ诂
shì释
fēi非
cháng常
xiáng详
xì细
 。

The explanations and interpretations in this book are very detailed.

2.

verb

to explain (ancient words or dialect characters); to gloss; to comment on

formal

Used as a verb in specialized contexts. Less common than its noun usage.

Tā他
zhuān专
mén门
gǔ诂
zhè这
xiē些
shēng生
pì僻
zì字
 。

He specializes in explaining these rare characters.

Xué学
zhě者
men们
zhèng正
zài在
gǔ诂
jiě解
jiǎ甲
gǔ骨
wén文
 。

Scholars are interpreting the oracle bone script.