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Kanji Detail for 苛 - "harsh, irritate, strict"
苛
- Meaning
苛 means "harsh, irritate, strict."
Harsh - Severe; strict.
Irritate - To annoy; to vex.
Bully - To persecute; to torment.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
torment; scold; chastise
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
small, petty; harsh, rigorous
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
severe; exacting
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
severe, harsh; rigorous, exacting
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Meticulous and harsh. Overly detailed government decrees are called 苛政 (harsh governance). Hence any overly strict handling of affairs is called 苛. Such as saying 苛求不已 (demanding endlessly).
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