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宁

简㝉 · 繁宁

Mandarin · pinyin zhù

to store
to stand
space between the door and the entrance screen

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宁: níng · calm, peaceful, serene; healthy
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4 · zhu4

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cyu5 · ning4

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character · Etymology 1

(historical) space between the door and the entrance screen, or between the two side houses in the main entrance
original form of 貯 (“to store; to accumulate; to gather”)
original form of 佇 (“to stand for a long time”)

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