Definitions

zhì comb; to comb; to weed out; to eliminate; Taiwan pr. [jié]

Etymology

A wooden  comb  also provides the pronunciation

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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