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Character: 夸
Modern (Beijing) reading: kuā
Preclassic Old Chinese: khʷrā
Classic Old Chinese: khwrā
Western Han Chinese: khwrā
Eastern Han Chinese: khwrǟ
Early Postclassic Chinese: khwạ̄
Middle Postclassic Chinese: khwạ̄
Late Postclassic Chinese: khwạ̄
Middle Chinese: khʷạ
English meaning : boast
Russian meaning[s]: 1) прекрасный; 2) большой; преувеличивать, прикрашивать; прикрасы; хвастовство; хвастаться; 3) расточительство; 4) сокр. кварта (мера); 5) Куа (фамилия)
Radical: 37
Four-angle index: 4453
Karlgren code: 0043 a
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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *khʷrā ( ~ ghʷ-)
Meaning: boast
Burmese: krwah be vain, boastful.
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