(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

  • jué Fù shèn yán.
    His father is very strict.
  • Cáo cāo jué gōng shèn dà.
    Cao Cao's achievement was very great.
  • jué Míng shèn dà.
    His fame is very great.

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