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乾衣

简干衣 · 繁乾衣

Mandarin · pinyin gān yī

drysuit (diving)

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乾: qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
衣: yī · clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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1–1 · gan1 yi1

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