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Kanji Detail for 庶 - "common, many, various"
庶
- Meaning
庶 means "common, many, various."
Common - Of the ordinary people.
Many - Numerous; various.
Illegitimate - Born outside marriage (of children).
Hope - To wish for.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
commoner; all; bastard
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
numerous, various; multitude
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(bound form) ordinary; numerous; (bound form) pertaining to a concubine (contrasted with 嫡[di2])
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
numerous, various; multitude
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Numerous. Such as 庶民, 庶物. A populous place is called 富庶, 繁庶. | Nearly. (Analects) "Hui is almost there." Meaning 庶幾 (nearly). | Collateral lines. Sons born of concubines are called 庶子.
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