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Kanji Detail for 譎 - "deceive, deception, strange"
譎
- Meaning
譎 means "deceive, deception, strange."
Deceive - To mislead; to trick.
Deception - A falsehood.
Strange - Peculiar; unusual.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
deceive
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
cunning, crafty, sly, wily
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
deceitful
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
cunning, crafty, sly
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Deceitful. Endlessly changing and transforming so people cannot investigate is called 譎. Therefore complex and winding things are also called 譎. Such as 譎詭 (tricky), 紆譎 (circuitous and cunning).
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