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Kanji Detail for 詁 - "archaic word, interpret"

  • Meaning

    詁 means "archaic word, interpret."

    1. Archaic word - An old expression; ancient language.

    2. Interpret - To read and explain old words.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    exegesis; critical analysis of classical texts

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    exegesis, explanation; explain

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to comment; to explain

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Explaining ancient words with modern words. Such as annotations are called 解詁 (explanation), 訓詁 (glossing). Same as 故.
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