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Taxonomy of meanings for 柯:　　

柯 kē (OC: klaal MC: kɑ) 古俄切平廣韻：【枝柯又斧柯又姓吴公子柯盧之後何氏姓苑云吴人也又虜姓後魏書柯拔氏後改爲柯氏望在河南】
- BRANCH
  - nsmall branch larger than a twig but smaller than a main branch (about the size useful for making an axe-handle...)
- HANDLE
  - naxe-handle
- STEM
  - nDCD:stem (of a plant)??? surely: branch
- LENGTH MEASURES
- STANDARD
- VESSEL
- SHIP
- TREE, KINDS
- PLACE
  NAMES ***
  SURNAMES

Additional information about 柯

說文解字: 【柯】，斧柄也。从木、可聲。【古俄切】

Criteria

BRANCH

1. The standard word for any kind of branch, large or small, is zhī 枝 (ant. gàn 幹 "trunk"), a word etymologically related to zhī 肢 "limb".

2. Méi 枚 and kē 柯 refer to non-main branches on a tree.

3. Tiáo 條 refers to a small twig.

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Support from Heidelberg University - Cluster of Excellence - Asia and Europe in a Global Context and IKOS - University of Oslo gratefully acknowledged.

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