冂

Mandarin · pinyin jiōng

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  1. radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用 yòng, 同 tóng, 網 wǎng etc, referred to as 同字框 tóng zì kuàng
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1 · jiong1

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gwing1 · tong4

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  1. (obsolete) city outskirts; suburbs

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冂 · jiong1
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Exact source record冂 冂 [jiong1] /radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用[yong4], 同[tong2], 網|网[wang3] etc, referred to as 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4]/