"~" meaning in Chinese

See ~ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Punctuation

Forms: ～ [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|zh|punctuation mark}} ~
  1. Indicates the starting point of a range; from.
    Sense id: en-~-zh-punct-~BNAo2f~ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese punctuation marks Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Chinese punctuation marks: 53 47
  2. Indicating the lengthening of a pronunciation.
    Sense id: en-~-zh-punct-W94eblUK Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese punctuation marks Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Chinese punctuation marks: 53 47
     
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "～",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "punctuation mark"
      },
      "expansion": "~",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "punct",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese punctuation marks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicates the starting point of a range; from."
      ],
      "id": "en-~-zh-punct-~BNAo2f~",
      "links": [
        [
          "starting",
          "starting"
        ],
        [
          "range",
          "range"
        ],
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "punctuation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese punctuation marks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicating the lengthening of a pronunciation."
      ],
      "id": "en-~-zh-punct-W94eblUK",
      "raw_tags": [
        "punctuation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "~"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese punctuation marks",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "～",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "punctuation mark"
      },
      "expansion": "~",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "punct",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Indicates the starting point of a range; from."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "starting",
          "starting"
        ],
        [
          "range",
          "range"
        ],
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "punctuation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Indicating the lengthening of a pronunciation."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "punctuation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "~"
}

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