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xiá
  1. 1.linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle)
  2. 2.(bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to lack
  2. 2.poor
  3. 3.tired
  4. 4.lacking; insufficient; inadequate
  5. 5.to be moderate; to abstain; to check; to restrict oneself (in food, usage, spending, addiction, etc.)

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Etymology

Possibly an ideogram (指事) generated by replacing uppermost stroke of 正 (“straight; right”) with a slanted stroke 丿 — not right, unfair (according to Ji Xusheng, 季旭昇); lacking. However, the original version if 正 had 丁 as the top component. According to Shuowen, an ideogram (指事) created from reversing 正 (“straight; right”). This is more evident in the Small Seal Script form.

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