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扞

简捍 · 繁扞

Mandarin · pinyin hàn

variant of 捍 hàn

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扞: hàn · ward off, withstand, resist
捍: hàn · ward off, guard against, defend

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4 · han4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 4 Cantonese readings

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gon2 · hon2 · hon5 · hon6

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

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character · Etymology 1

to resist
to offend
to prevent
to cover
leather sleeve
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 悍 (hàn)

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