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Kanji Detail for 套 - "cover, layer, wrap"

套

  • Meaning

    套 means "cover, layer, wrap."

    1. Cover - Something that wraps over.

    2. Layer - To place one thing over another.

    3. Common - Ordinary; conventional.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    accumulate; big and long; hackneyed

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    case, cover, wrapper, envelope

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    case, cover, envelope, wrapper

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

    All layered things are called 套. Such as one set of clothes is called 一套. Cups that fit inside each other are called 套杯. | The outer case of things is 套. Such as 筆套 (pen case), 封套 (envelope). | Colloquially, encasing things is also called 套. Such as 圈套 (trap). Hence being drawn in by others is called 落套. Being casual and not following conventions is called 脫套. | Imitating others' writing and speech is also called 套. | Curves in terrain. Such as a river bend is called 河套.
  • Onyomitip

    toh(とう) とう

  • Kunyomitip

    kasa.neru(かさねる) かさねる

    oo.i(おおい) おおい

  • Strokestip

    10 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    大 (dai)

  • Related Keywords
    cover layer wrap sheath case envelope conventional common overlap protection coating sleeve shield outer shell encasing routine standard traditional customary

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