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冠

Mandarin · pinyin guān#

hat
crown
crest
cap

Mandarin · pinyin guàn#

to put on a hat
to be first
to dub

Mandarin · pinyin Guàn#

surname Guan

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冠: guān · cap, crown, headgear

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1 · guan1

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gun1 · gun3

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character

hat; cap
hat-shaped thing

character

(literary) to put on a hat; to wear a hat
(historical) ceremony marking a male's coming of age at 20
(historical, of a male) to reach adulthood
to rank first; to excel; to surpass
(literary) to cover
to precede (e.g. with a title); to attach; to put on
champion; winner; victor
(linguistics) short for 冠詞／冠词 (guàncí, “article”)
a surname

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