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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: gē
Preclassic Old Chinese: kʷāj
Classic Old Chinese: kwāj
Western Han Chinese: kwāj
Eastern Han Chinese: kwǟ
Early Postclassic Chinese: kwā
Middle Postclassic Chinese: kwā
Late Postclassic Chinese: kwā
Middle Chinese: kwâ
English meaning : dagger-axe
Russian meaning[s]: 1) боевой топор; копье; 2) война; 3) Гэ (фамилия)
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 62
Four-angle index: 6738
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *kʷār (~gʷ-)
Meaning: axe, chisel
Chinese: *kʷāj dagger-axe.
Burmese: khwan long-handled chisel.
Kachin: (H) ugon a chisel, n-gon a bamboo spade, used in digging a grave.
Comments: Trung wăr2 axe.
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