guān

矜

Character · Noun

variant of '鳏' (widower); variant of '瘝' (illness)

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

noun

widower; old man without a wife

literary

An archaic variant used in classical texts.

Guān矜
guǎ寡
gū孤
dú独
fèi废
jí疾
zhě者
jiē皆
yǒu有
suǒ所
yǎng养
 。

Widowers, widows, orphans, the childless, the disabled, and the sick are all provided for.

Cǐ此
nǎi乃
guān矜
fū夫
 。

This is an old widower.

2.

noun

illness; suffering

literary

An archaic variant used in classical texts.

Tōng恫
guān瘝
zài在
shēn身
 （
 亦
 作
 “
 恫
 矜
 在
 身
 ”
 ）
 。

To feel the suffering in one's own body.