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Character: 祗
Modern (Beijing) reading: zhī
Preclassic Old Chinese: tij (~ -ǝj)
Classic Old Chinese: tij
Western Han Chinese: tjǝj
Eastern Han Chinese: ćǝj
Early Postclassic Chinese: ćij
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ćij
Late Postclassic Chinese: ći
Middle Chinese: ći
English meaning : to reverence
Russian meaning[s]: 1) только, лишь, вм. 只; 2) почтительно, с уважением; почтительный, благоговейный; эпист. иметь честь
Radical: 113
Four-angle index: 6704
Karlgren code: 0590 p
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *tĭ ( ~ d-)
Meaning: reverence, honour
Tibetan: sti (p. bstis, f. bsti, i. stis) to honour; to rest, repose.
Burmese: thi to fear, reverence.
Kachin: (?) thi3 to count; to read.
Comments: For the semantics in Jnp. cf. Russ. читать 'read' : считать 'count' : почитать 'reverence, honour'.
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