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Kanji Detail for 斛 - "hu, measure"
斛
- Meaning
斛 means "hu, measure."
Hu - A unit of volume; ten times one dou.
Measure - A measuring container.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
measure; ten to; unit of volume, about 180 liters
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
dry measure equal to some five or ten dou (see 舒)
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
ancient measuring vessel; fifty liters; dry measure for grain equal to five dou 五斗 (before Tang, ten pecks)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
ancient measuring vessel; unit of volume, about 50 liters
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A unit of measure. In ancient times, ten dou equaled one hu. Now five dou equals one hu. Both the top and bottom are square-shaped, with the top smaller than the bottom. This form was created by Jia Sidao of the Song dynasty.
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