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# 苟 苟 [Gou3] /surname Gou/

# 苟 苟 [gou3] /if indeed/thoughtless/

 

# this is a different character; but it takes good glasses

# 說文 : 自急敕也。commentaire: 急與苟雙聲。敕與苟曡韵。急者，褊也。

# Additional comment: it should be understood that giving a pronunciation for a word that was never

# pronounced in contemporary Chinese is somewhat debatable. Basing oneself on a contemporary

# reading of fanqie of 2,000 years ago is certainly not sufficient. MoE says ji2. Others say ji4.

# also, that commentary of shuowen says:" 而通志堂刻乃改爲急字 ... 俗本改作急 "

# but obviously there can be some debate as to what the char means

 

# let's redo this one too