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拃

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎ

span (unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand)
to span (measure with one's hand)

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拃: zhǎ · grope, press, span

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3 · zha3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zaa3 · zaa6

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

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character · Etymology 1

to measure by handspans; to span
Classifier for lengths in spans, or the width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the middle finger or little finger: span

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) Classifier for handfuls of something.
(Cantonese) Classifier for people or objects: bunch; group

character · Etymology 3

(Cantonese) to block; to obstruct

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