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匝

Mandarin · pinyin zā

(literary) to encircle; to go around; to surround
(literary) whole; full
(literary) classifier for a full circuit or a turn of a coil

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匝: zā · full circle; encircle

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zaap3

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character · Etymology 1

(literary or dialectal) Classifier for circuits or circles.
(dialectal) Classifier for times, as in frequency.
(literary) to surround; to encircle
(literary) to spread all over; to reach (a limit); to complete a full cycle

character · Etymology 2

(Teochew) classifier for times, as in frequency

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