兀

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ug4
POJ: uk
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

adjective: towering, bald
兀

The character has several unrelated etymologies (towering/bald/cut-off feet vs. a classical demonstrative "that"); the ug4 reading matches Etymology 1, but which sense is actually current in colloquial Teochew is unclear.

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