厥 (jué) — (archaic/classical pronoun) its; his; her; their — possessive pronoun used in literary Chinese
Definition
Archaic third-person possessive ('his, her, its, their') used in classical Chinese. A formal literary equivalent of 其 — avoid in modern writing.
pronoun
(archaic/classical pronoun) itshishertheir — possessive pronoun used in literary Chinese
Examples
- 厥。jué Fù shèn yán.His father is very strict.
- 厥。Cáo cāo jué gōng shèn dà.Cao Cao's achievement was very great.
- 厥。jué Míng shèn dà.His fame is very great.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
欮
欮jué厥jué
Same sound today
厥 combines 厂 as the meaning part with 欮 as the sound part.
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