Definitions
Buddhist hymn; gatha; Buddhist verse
forceful; martial
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偈 combines the semantic radical 亻 (person) on the left with the phonetic component 曷 (hé) on the right. Pronounced jì, it is a phonetic loan for the Sanskrit gāthā, referring to a Buddhist hymn or verse that summarizes teachings or expresses philosophical truths. With the reading jié, it appears in classical Chinese as an adjective describing movement that is rapid, forceful, or martial, thus diverging significantly in meaning based on pronunciation.
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