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Kanji Detail for 丞 - "assist, deputy, aid"
丞
- Meaning
丞 means "assist, deputy, aid."
Assist - To help; to support.
Deputy - An assistant official; a subordinate helper.
Aid - To provide assistance and support.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
help
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
assist, aid, rescue
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
deputy
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to aid, to assist, to rescue
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To assist. An ancient official title had 師保疑丞, called the Four Assistants. See (Book of Rites). In Qin and Han, the chief administrator was also called 丞相, all meaning assisting the emperor. In later dynasties, government offices might have left and right 丞 under the chief official. Also, prefectures have 府丞, counties have 縣丞, all taking the meaning of assistant.
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