会 社

huì shèdictionary entry

a guild / (in olden times) an association such as a political party, religious group or trade guild / the Japanese word for company

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Original source entry:

會社 会社 [hui4 she4] /a guild/(in olden times) an association such as a political party, religious group or trade guild/the Japanese word for company/

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Other forms in these source records: 會社

会
huì
can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [huǐ])
kuài
(bound form) to reckon accounts
社
shè
(bound form) society / organization / agency / (old) god of the land

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