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僂

简偻 · 繁僂

Mandarin · pinyin lóu#

used in 佝僂 gōu lóu
used in 僂儸 lóu luo

Mandarin · pinyin lǚ#

crookbacked

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僂: Look up this written character
偻: lóu · humpback; surname

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2 · lou2

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lau4 · leoi5

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character

hunchbacked; crooked
(literary) to bend (one's body)

character

(literary) quick

character

only used in 僂翣／偻翣

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