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Kanji Detail for 苟 - "temporary, if, truly"
苟
- Meaning
苟 means "temporary, if, truly."
Temporary - For now; provisionally.
If - Supposing; in case.
Truly - Indeed; really.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
any; at all; in the least
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
careless, frivolous; illicit; grammatical particle: if, but, if only; surname; grass name
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Gou
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Careless. Such as neat calligraphy is called 一筆不苟 (not a stroke is careless). | For the time being. Such as saying 苟安旦夕 (temporarily at ease), 苟全性命 (barely preserving life), and such. All things not planned for the long term are called 苟. Informal mating is called 苟合 (illicit union). | A particle. Meaning "if indeed." Referring to "if it could be so." An uncertain term. (Analects) "If one sets one's mind on benevolence."
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