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Noun [Muong]

IPA: /cɨ⁴/
Etymology: Cognate with Vietnamese chữ. Etymology templates: {{cog|vi|chữ}} Vietnamese chữ Head templates: {{head|mtq|noun|head=|sc=Latn|sort=|tr=}} chữ, {{mtq-noun}} chữ
  1. alphabet, writing system, script

Noun [Vietnamese]

IPA: [t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕɨ˧˨] [Huế], [cɨ˨˩˦] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-chữ.wav Forms: con [classifier], 𡨸 [CJK], 𫿰 [CJK], 𡦂 [CJK], 𡨹 [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], 𫳘 [CJK]
Etymology: Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 字 (“letter, character, word”, SV: tự). Cognate with Muong chữ. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|字}}, {{der|vi|zh|字//|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">tự</i>|t=letter, character, word|tr=-}} Chinese 字 (“letter, character, word”, SV: tự), {{vi-etym-sino|字|letter, character, word|tự|hv=n}} Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 字 (“letter, character, word”, SV: tự), {{cog|mtq|chữ}} Muong chữ Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=𡨸, 𫿰, 𡦂, 𡨹, 字, 宁, 楮, 𫳘}} chữ • (𡨸, 𫿰, 𡦂, 𡨹, 字, 宁, 楮, 𫳘), {{vi-noun|𡨸, 𫿰, 𡦂, 𡨹, 字, 宁, 楮, 𫳘|cls=con}} (classifier con) chữ • (𡨸, 𫿰, 𡦂, 𡨹, 字, 宁, 楮, 𫳘)
  1. a letter or character
    Sense id: en-chữ-vi-noun-MO-6xDo8
  2. (collective) a writing system; a script Tags: collective Categories (topical): Writing Synonyms: văn tự Synonyms (alphabet): chữ cái, mẫu tự
    Sense id: en-chữ-vi-noun-DKSWBl-l Disambiguation of Writing: 0 33 12 4 7 29 0 0 14 Disambiguation of 'alphabet': 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  3. handwriting (characteristic writing of a particular person) Categories (topical): Writing Synonyms (handwriting): lối viết
    Sense id: en-chữ-vi-noun-50sy4gTK Disambiguation of Writing: 0 33 12 4 7 29 0 0 14 Disambiguation of 'handwriting': 0 22 46 3 4 10 3 2 10
  4. (informal) syllable, especially written and considered for "word" counts; compare từ (lexical word) Tags: informal Synonyms (syllable): âm tiết
    Sense id: en-chữ-vi-noun-MVnyBRDT Disambiguation of 'syllable': 0 13 5 55 5 8 6 3 4
  5. (informal) a Sinoxenic vocabulary item Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-chữ-vi-noun-lDkN7Urd
  6. (historical) courtesy name Tags: historical Categories (topical): Writing Synonyms (courtesy name): tên chữ, tên tự, tự, biệt hiệu, biểu tự
    Sense id: en-chữ-vi-noun-ukVpxfUu Disambiguation of Writing: 0 33 12 4 7 29 0 0 14 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns classified by con Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 0 2 2 7 10 50 2 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 0 1 1 7 11 56 1 1 5 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 0 7 4 8 12 60 1 1 7 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by con: 3 15 12 6 8 35 6 5 11 Disambiguation of 'courtesy name': 0 1 0 2 4 90 0 0 2
  7. (obsolete, literature) ancient words Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Literature Synonyms (word): từ
    Sense id: en-chữ-vi-noun-aO1o61Td Topics: literature, media, publishing Disambiguation of 'word': 0 0 0 36 14 0 50 0 0
  8. (obsolete) an old type of coin Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-chữ-vi-noun-qiJ4vHbd
  9. concept (as denoted by one Chinese character) Categories (topical): Writing
    Sense id: en-chữ-vi-noun--wiYlScm Disambiguation of Writing: 0 33 12 4 7 29 0 0 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chữ cái [letter], ký tự [letter], chữ viết [writing, journalism, literature, communications, publishing, media]
Derived forms: chín chữ, chín chữ cù lao, chơi chữ, chữ bát, chữ cái, chữ chi, chữ con, chữ cù, chữ cù lao, chữ đệm, chữ điền, chữ đồng, chữ đơn, chữ Hán (english: Han Chinese script, i.e. Chinese), chữ hoa, chữ in, chữ kép, chữ kí, chữ môn, chữ ngả, chữ nghĩa, chữ ngũ, chữ nhật, chữ Nho (english: Confucian script, i.e. Chinese), chữ nhỏ (english: small letters, minuscule font), chữ nổi, chữ Nôm (english: Nôm script), chữ số, chữ tắt, chữ thảo, chữ thập (english: Chinese "10" or "cross" character), Chữ thập đỏ, chữ thập ngoặc, chữ thì, chữ tòng, chữ triện, chữ trung, chữ vạn, chữ viết, chữ viết ghi ý, đánh chữ, khăn chữ nhất, khóa chữ, máy chữ, mặt chữ, mù chữ, sắp chữ, tên chữ, vẹn chữ tùng

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chữ kí"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chữ môn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chữ ngả"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chữ nghĩa"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chữ ngũ"
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      "word": "chữ nổi"
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      "word": "chữ thảo"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Chữ thập đỏ"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "chữ tòng"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chữ triện"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chữ trung"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "form": "con",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𡨸",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𫿰",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
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    },
    {
      "form": "𡦂",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "𡨹",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "字",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
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    },
    {
      "form": "宁",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "楮",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𫳘",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
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        "3": "",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "vi",
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        {
          "english": "the letter A",
          "text": "chữ A",
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        {
          "english": "an uppercase/lowercase letter",
          "text": "chữ hoa/thường",
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        },
        {
          "english": "a cross shape (literally, “a shape that resembles the Han character 十 (shí, literally “ten”)”)",
          "text": "hình chữ thập",
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        },
        {
          "english": "a rectangle (literally, “a shape that resembles the Han character 日 (literally “sun; day”)”)",
          "text": "hình chữ nhật",
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        },
        {
          "text": "trên đầu chữ sắc có con dao\nbeware of cunning beautiful women\n(literally, “there's a 刀 (dāo, literally “knife”) at the top of 色 (literally “womanly beauty”)”)",
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          "_dis": "0 33 12 4 7 29 0 0 14",
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            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "english": "can write",
          "text": "biết chữ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Latin-based Vietnamese alphabet",
          "text": "chữ Quốc ngữ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Han characters; Chinese characters",
          "text": "chữ Hán",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "word": "văn tự"
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          "word": "chữ cái"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
          "sense": "alphabet",
          "word": "mẫu tự"
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            "Human",
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            "All topics",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "very beautiful handwriting",
          "text": "chữ viết rất đẹp",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "chicken scratch (illegible handwriting)",
          "text": "chữ như gà bới",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a doctor's handwriting",
          "text": "chữ bác sĩ",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "handwriting (characteristic writing of a particular person)"
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          "handwriting"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 22 46 3 4 10 3 2 10",
          "sense": "handwriting",
          "word": "lối viết"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "a seven-syllable line in a poem",
          "text": "câu thơ bảy chữ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Write a 100-word essay.",
          "text": "Viết một bài 100 chữ.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "So if we just focus on the Vietnamese Đ word as compared with the English F word…",
          "ref": "2015 June 28, Joe Ruelle, Những kẻ lắm lời [The Chatterboxes], episode 2:",
          "text": "Vậy thì nếu mình chỉ tập trung vào chữ Đ bằng tiếng Việt mà so sánh với cái chữ F bằng tiếng Anh…",
          "type": "quote"
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      ],
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        "syllable, especially written and considered for \"word\" counts; compare từ (lexical word)"
      ],
      "id": "en-chữ-vi-noun-MVnyBRDT",
      "links": [
        [
          "syllable",
          "syllable"
        ],
        [
          "từ",
          "từ#Vietnamese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) syllable, especially written and considered for \"word\" counts; compare từ (lexical word)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 13 5 55 5 8 6 3 4",
          "sense": "syllable",
          "word": "âm tiết"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
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      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "to be fond of using Sino-Vietnamese terms or expressions",
          "text": "sính dùng chữ",
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        },
        {
          "english": "You're an idiot yet like to use big, fancy words.",
          "text": "Cái đồ ngu mà thích nói chữ.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "a Sinoxenic vocabulary item"
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        [
          "Sinoxenic",
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          "vocabulary",
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          "item",
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        "(informal) a Sinoxenic vocabulary item"
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        "informal"
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 0 2 2 7 10 50 2 1 5",
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        {
          "_dis": "15 0 1 1 7 11 56 1 1 5",
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        {
          "_dis": "0 7 4 8 12 60 1 1 7",
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          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "3 15 12 6 8 35 6 5 11",
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          "name": "Vietnamese nouns classified by con",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 33 12 4 7 29 0 0 14",
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        "(historical) courtesy name"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 0 2 4 90 0 0 2",
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          "word": "tên tự"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 0 2 4 90 0 0 2",
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          "word": "tự"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 0 2 4 90 0 0 2",
          "sense": "courtesy name",
          "word": "biệt hiệu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 0 2 4 90 0 0 2",
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          "word": "biểu tự"
        }
      ],
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        "historical"
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
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            "Writing",
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            "Human behaviour",
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            "Human",
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        {
          "english": "the book says",
          "text": "sách có chữ rằng",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "knowledge ← word and its meaning (literal) → writing, script",
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          "type": "example"
        }
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        "ancient words"
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        [
          "literature",
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          "ancient",
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        "(obsolete, literature) ancient words"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 0 36 14 0 50 0 0",
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        "obsolete"
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        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "text": "Một đồng một chữ cũng không có.\nto have not even one piastre or one chữ; to be very poor",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "an old type of coin"
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      "id": "en-chữ-vi-noun-qiJ4vHbd",
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        [
          "coin",
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        "(obsolete) an old type of coin"
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        "obsolete"
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 33 12 4 7 29 0 0 14",
          "kind": "topical",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I always suffer being torn apart between filial piety and love.",
          "ref": "2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 195:",
          "text": "Em luôn sống trong nỗi đau khổ khi bị giằng xé giữa chữ hiếu và tình.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "concept (as denoted by one Chinese character)"
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      "id": "en-chữ-vi-noun--wiYlScm",
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        [
          "concept",
          "concept"
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    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɨ˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cɨ˨˩˦]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-chữ.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/33/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-ch%E1%BB%AF.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-ch%E1%BB%AF.wav.mp3",
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  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ],
      "word": "chữ cái"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ],
      "word": "ký tự"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "topics": [
        "writing",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "communications",
        "publishing",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "chữ viết"
    }
  ],
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  "categories": [
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    {
      "args": {
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        "Muong entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "to learn how to read/write",
          "text": "học chữ",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alphabet, writing system, script"
      ],
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        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
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          "writing system",
          "writing system"
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          "script",
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    {
      "ipa": "/cɨ⁴/"
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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese nouns",
    "Vietnamese nouns classified by con",
    "Vietnamese terms derived from Chinese",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "vi:Writing"
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    {
      "word": "chín chữ"
    },
    {
      "word": "chín chữ cù lao"
    },
    {
      "word": "chơi chữ"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ bát"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ cái"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ chi"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ con"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ cù"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ cù lao"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ đệm"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ điền"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ đồng"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ đơn"
    },
    {
      "english": "Han Chinese script, i.e. Chinese",
      "word": "chữ Hán"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ hoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ in"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ kép"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ kí"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ môn"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ ngả"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ nghĩa"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ ngũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ nhật"
    },
    {
      "english": "Confucian script, i.e. Chinese",
      "word": "chữ Nho"
    },
    {
      "english": "small letters, minuscule font",
      "word": "chữ nhỏ"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ nổi"
    },
    {
      "english": "Nôm script",
      "word": "chữ Nôm"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ số"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ tắt"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ thảo"
    },
    {
      "english": "Chinese \"10\" or \"cross\" character",
      "word": "chữ thập"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chữ thập đỏ"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ thập ngoặc"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ thì"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ tòng"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ triện"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ trung"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ vạn"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ viết"
    },
    {
      "word": "chữ viết ghi ý"
    },
    {
      "word": "đánh chữ"
    },
    {
      "word": "khăn chữ nhất"
    },
    {
      "word": "khóa chữ"
    },
    {
      "word": "máy chữ"
    },
    {
      "word": "mặt chữ"
    },
    {
      "word": "mù chữ"
    },
    {
      "word": "sắp chữ"
    },
    {
      "word": "tên chữ"
    },
    {
      "word": "vẹn chữ tùng"
    }
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          "args": {
            "1": "sed",
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          "expansion": "→ Sedang: chu",
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "blt",
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          "expansion": "→ Tai Dam: ꪎꪳ",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "possibly"
          },
          "expansion": "(possibly)",
          "name": "q"
        }
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "字"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "tr": "-"
      },
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    {
      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "form": "con",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𡨸",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𫿰",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𡦂",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𡨹",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "字",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "宁",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "楮",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𫳘",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "chữ • (𡨸, 𫿰, 𡦂, 𡨹, 字, 宁, 楮, 𫳘)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "𡨸, 𫿰, 𡦂, 𡨹, 字, 宁, 楮, 𫳘",
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      },
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "the letter A",
          "text": "chữ A",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "an uppercase/lowercase letter",
          "text": "chữ hoa/thường",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a cross shape (literally, “a shape that resembles the Han character 十 (shí, literally “ten”)”)",
          "text": "hình chữ thập",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a rectangle (literally, “a shape that resembles the Han character 日 (literally “sun; day”)”)",
          "text": "hình chữ nhật",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "trên đầu chữ sắc có con dao\nbeware of cunning beautiful women\n(literally, “there's a 刀 (dāo, literally “knife”) at the top of 色 (literally “womanly beauty”)”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese collective nouns",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "can write",
          "text": "biết chữ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Latin-based Vietnamese alphabet",
          "text": "chữ Quốc ngữ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Han characters; Chinese characters",
          "text": "chữ Hán",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a writing system; a script"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "writing system",
          "writing system#English"
        ],
        [
          "script",
          "script#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective) a writing system; a script"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "văn tự"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "very beautiful handwriting",
          "text": "chữ viết rất đẹp",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "chicken scratch (illegible handwriting)",
          "text": "chữ như gà bới",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a doctor's handwriting",
          "text": "chữ bác sĩ",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "handwriting (characteristic writing of a particular person)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "handwriting",
          "handwriting"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese informal terms",
        "Vietnamese terms with quotations",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a seven-syllable line in a poem",
          "text": "câu thơ bảy chữ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Write a 100-word essay.",
          "text": "Viết một bài 100 chữ.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "So if we just focus on the Vietnamese Đ word as compared with the English F word…",
          "ref": "2015 June 28, Joe Ruelle, Những kẻ lắm lời [The Chatterboxes], episode 2:",
          "text": "Vậy thì nếu mình chỉ tập trung vào chữ Đ bằng tiếng Việt mà so sánh với cái chữ F bằng tiếng Anh…",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "syllable, especially written and considered for \"word\" counts; compare từ (lexical word)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "syllable",
          "syllable"
        ],
        [
          "từ",
          "từ#Vietnamese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) syllable, especially written and considered for \"word\" counts; compare từ (lexical word)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese informal terms",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to be fond of using Sino-Vietnamese terms or expressions",
          "text": "sính dùng chữ",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You're an idiot yet like to use big, fancy words.",
          "text": "Cái đồ ngu mà thích nói chữ.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Sinoxenic vocabulary item"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Sinoxenic",
          "Sinoxenic"
        ],
        [
          "vocabulary",
          "vocabulary"
        ],
        [
          "item",
          "item"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) a Sinoxenic vocabulary item"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "courtesy name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "courtesy name",
          "courtesy name"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) courtesy name"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with obsolete senses",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples",
        "vi:Literature"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the book says",
          "text": "sách có chữ rằng",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "knowledge ← word and its meaning (literal) → writing, script",
          "text": "chữ nghĩa",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ancient words"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ],
        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "words",
          "words"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, literature) ancient words"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with obsolete senses",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Một đồng một chữ cũng không có.\nto have not even one piastre or one chữ; to be very poor",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an old type of coin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "coin",
          "coin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) an old type of coin"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I always suffer being torn apart between filial piety and love.",
          "ref": "2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 195:",
          "text": "Em luôn sống trong nỗi đau khổ khi bị giằng xé giữa chữ hiếu và tình.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "concept (as denoted by one Chinese character)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "concept",
          "concept"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɨ˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cɨ˨˩˦]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-chữ.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/33/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-ch%E1%BB%AF.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Penn_Zero_MSSJ-ch%E1%BB%AF.wav.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "alphabet",
      "word": "chữ cái"
    },
    {
      "sense": "alphabet",
      "word": "mẫu tự"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ],
      "word": "chữ cái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ],
      "word": "ký tự"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "writing",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "communications",
        "publishing",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "chữ viết"
    },
    {
      "sense": "handwriting",
      "word": "lối viết"
    },
    {
      "sense": "syllable",
      "word": "âm tiết"
    },
    {
      "sense": "word",
      "word": "từ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "courtesy name",
      "word": "tên chữ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "courtesy name",
      "word": "tên tự"
    },
    {
      "sense": "courtesy name",
      "word": "tự"
    },
    {
      "sense": "courtesy name",
      "word": "biệt hiệu"
    },
    {
      "sense": "courtesy name",
      "word": "biểu tự"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chữ"
}

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