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崛

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: gug8
POJ: ku̍k
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to rise abruptly (literary), towering (literary)
崛起, 崛

Standalone character is marked obsolete on the page and mainly survives in the compound 崛起; the verb sense 'to rise abruptly' was picked over the equally-attested adjective sense 'towering'.

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