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zhǐ

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zhǐ
  1. 1.imperial decree
  2. 2.purport
  3. 3.aim
  4. 4.purpose

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.delicious
  2. 2.fine
  3. 3.delicious food
  4. 4.intention; purpose; aim
  5. 5.imperial decree

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Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 匕 a spoon (匙) to eat or drink something delicious. The original version is 𠤔. See 嘗. Similar but unrelated to 皀. According to the Shuowen: phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kjiʔ): phonetic 匕 (OC *pilʔ) + semantic 甘 (“delicious”).

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