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Kanji Detail for 胡 - "foreign, longevity, diverse"

  • Meaning

    胡 means "foreign, longevity, diverse."

    1. Barbarian - Ancient northern or western peoples of China.

    2. Random - Haphazard; careless.

    3. What - A question word expressing doubt.

    4. Longevity - Long life.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    barbarian; foreign

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    recklessly, foolishly; wildly

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Hu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    recklessly, foolishly; wildly

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

    Flesh hanging down under the chin. Whiskers grow under the chin. Hence they are called 胡鬚 (beard). Colloquially written separately as 鬍. | The throat. Such as unclear speech is called 含胡 (mumbling). Colloquially, acting recklessly is called 胡說 (talking nonsense), 胡鬧 (making a scene). Also from the meaning of being unclear. | A particle. Meaning "why." 胡不 means "why not." 胡可 means "how can it be." | A general term for the northern Di peoples. Named from having a full chin. In Eastern Jin there was the Uprising of the Five Hu. The Five Hu refers to the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Di, and Qiang. All are names of ancient ethnic groups.
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