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hold

HSK 10
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 吾 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Phonetic component
I (literary)
i, my, our
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[wú]
oh (expression of agreement or surprise); (Cantonese) not
Example Sentences