kǎo​shì

philological study

  • created sense approved 考释/考釋 · kǎo​shì · philological study — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    考释 / 考釋

    kǎo​shì

    philological study

    the research and explanation of the origins of ancient texts, artifacts, or inscriptions

    考 (literal) → 考 · kǎo · to investigate 释 (bound) → 释/釋 · shì · to explain

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 考释/考釋 · kǎo​shì · to study and explain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    考释 / 考釋

    kǎo​shì

    to study and explain

    to research the origins and provide explanations for ancient texts, artifacts, or inscriptions

    考 (literal) → 考 · kǎo · to investigate 释 (bound) → 释/釋 · shì · to explain

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense