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啣

简衔 · 繁啣

Mandarin · pinyin xián

variant of 銜 xián

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啣: Look up this written character
衔: xián · bit; hold in mouth, bite; gag

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2 · xian2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haam4 · ham4

Cantonese word readings for 啣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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