龜
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: gu1
POJ: ku
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: ku
Variety: chaozhou
Meanings and usage
noun: turtle; tortoise
龜
龜
The reading gu1 is shared by several distinct character blocks (the 'turtle/tortoise' noun sense, a verb sense 'to crack/become chapped [of skin]', and a bound form used in 龜茲); the common 'turtle' sense was chosen as the primary Teochew meaning.