WHOLE CHARACTER
准
to allow; to permit (批准, 准许); standard; criterion (标准); accurate (准确); surely (准保)
准 is to allow — the standard that makes things accurate and sure.
ZDIC: 形声; the two-dot water/ice side carries the meaning, 隹 the sound.
Character Familiesleft / right
准
to allow; to permit (批准, 准许); standard; criterion (标准); accurate (准确); surely (准保)
准 is to allow — the standard that makes things accurate and sure.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声; the two-dot water/ice side carries the meaning, 隹 the sound.
MEANING (THE TWO-DOT FORM)
冫
ice (from 仌)
The two-dot ice form; a bound radical form, not a standalone page.
In 准: meaning (the two-dot form) The two-dot ice/water form; a bound radical form named as the meaning side.
SOUND
隹
short-tailed bird (in dictionaries)
Mostly a right-side piece; kept separate from the unclaimed role in 难.
In 准: sound Sound side per ZDIC: zhuī shares 准's initial zh; the final (ui/un) and tone (1/3) differ.
Tone 3
- to allow; to permit (批准, 准许)
- standard; criterion (标准)
- accurate (准确)
- surely (准保)
- 标准standard; criterion
- 准确accurate; precise
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