束 脩

shù xiūdictionary entry

(literary) salary of a private tutor

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Original source entry:

束脩束脩 [shu4 xiu1] /(literary) salary of a private tutor/

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Character information

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束
shù
to bind / bunch / bundle / classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc / to control
Shù
surname Shu
脩
xiū
dried meat presented by pupils to their teacher at their first meeting (in ancient times) / dried / withered

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