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嗟

jiē

Character

What 嗟 means

1. sigh
2. also pr. juē

Words containing 嗟

• 咨嗟zī jiē(literary) to sigh; to heave a sigh; (literary) to gasp in admiration

Sounds the same

Read jiē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 接to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb
• 街street
• 阶rank or step; stairs
• 揭to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask
• 皆all; each and every; in all cases
• 楷Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis)
• 结(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. jié
• 秸grain stalks left after threshing
• 疖pimple; sore; boil
• 椄(archaic) to graft (a branch, bud etc)
• 湝flowing (of water)
• 喈harmonious (of music)

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