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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: wǔ
Preclassic Old Chinese: m(h)aʔ
Classic Old Chinese: m(h)á
Western Han Chinese: m(h)á
Eastern Han Chinese: m(h)wá
Early Postclassic Chinese: m(h)wó
Middle Postclassic Chinese: m(h)wó
Late Postclassic Chinese: m(h)wó
Middle Chinese: mǘ
English meaning : be great, tremendous
Russian meaning[s]: 1) разочарованный, потерявший надежду; 2) пугаться; пугливый; 3) см.
Comments: The original meaning 'taken aback, stupefied' (with a parallel reading *smā, MC xo, Pek. hū) is attested only since Late Zhou.
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 61
Four-angle index: 8548
Karlgren code: 0103 j
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