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Meanings

CC-CEDICT

  1. 1.to press against; to support; to prop up
  2. 2.to resist; to withstand
  3. 3.to be equal to; to match
  4. 4.to balance; to offset
  5. 5.to mortgage
  6. 6.to make up for; to compensate for
  7. 7.to arrive at; to reach
  8. 8.to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhǐ])

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to prop up; to support
  2. 2.to resist
  3. 3.to oppose; to conflict; to offend
  4. 4.to be equal; to be equivalent
  5. 5.to offset; to balance
  6. 6.to make up for; to compensate
  7. 7.to arrive; to reach
  8. 8.being a great bargain or deal; worth every penny; worthwhile
  9. 9.to deserve

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *tiːlʔ): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 氐 (OC *tiːl, *til). Possibly related to 擠 (OC *ʔsliːl, *ʔsliːls, “to push; to squeeze”) (Schuessler, 2007).

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