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duó
HSK 2freq #925

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duó
  1. 1.to estimate
  2. 2.Taiwan pr. [duò]
  1. 1.to pass
  2. 2.to spend (time)
  3. 3.measure
  4. 4.limit
  5. 5.extent
  6. 6.degree of intensity
  7. 7.degree (angles, temperature etc)
  8. 8.kilowatt-hour
  9. 9.classifier for events and occurrences

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.linear measure; size; measures
  2. 2.52nd tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "measure" (𝌹)
  3. 3.consideration; thought; expectation
  4. 4.law; standard; rule; convention
  5. 5.extent; limit; quota
  6. 6.tolerance; open-mindedness
  7. 7.degree; level; measure (often used to translate English -ness, -ity)
  8. 8.degree
  9. 9.plan; design; programme
  10. 10.to pass (time); to spend time
  11. 11.to pass (physically); to go over
  12. 12.to say prayers or perform Buddhist service to release souls from purgatory
  13. 13.to try to persuade someone to become a monk, nun or Taoist priest
  14. 14.to write; to compose
  15. 15.Classifier for degrees.
  16. 16.Classifier for kilowatt-hour.
  17. 17.Classifier for 0.01 dioptres.
  18. 18.Classifier for alcohol concentration: percent
  19. 19.Classifier for events or occurrences: time
  20. 20.Classifier for doors.

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): phonetic 石 (OC *djaɡ, “rock”) + semantic 又 (“hand”). Duan Yucai argues that the presence of the hand component in this character is because the hand was used as a reference for measurement. 石 is then corrupted into 𲟁. Shuowen considers it to be a phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): phonetic 庶 (OC *hljaɡs) + semantic 又. Compare 庶 (OC *hljaɡs) and 席 (OC *ljaːɡ). From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-twa (“handspan”). Cognate with Tibetan མཐོ (mtho, “span; span of thumb and middle finger”), Burmese ထွာ (htwa, “to measure by a handspan; a quarter yard”), အထွာ (a.htwa, “handspan; quarter yard”), တွက် (twak, “to consider, to reckon; to calculate; to refuse to do things because others would not”), အတွက် (a.twak, “calculation; because of; for the sake of”). It is unclear whether Proto-Mon-Khmer *cɗaʔ (“span; handspan”) (whence Mon ဍ (daˀ, “to measure by spans of thumb and middle finger”)) is related. Related to 圖 (OC *daː, “to plan; to consider; plan; map”).

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