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拓

Mandarin · pinyin tà#

to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)

Mandarin · pinyin tuò#

to expand
to push sth with the hand
to develop
to open up

Mandarin · pinyin Tuò#

surname Tuo

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拓: tà · expand; open up; support or push

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4 · ta4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

taap3 · tok3 · zek3

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character · Etymology 1

(literary or in compounds) to open up, expand, develop
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to push open, push away
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to stretch open, spread open
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) broad, spacious
a surname
used in 落拓 (luòtuò) and 拓落
(dated) Used in transcription.

character · Etymology 2

to make rubbings on something (e.g. inscriptions)

character · Etymology 3

(Hokkien) to shovel, level off, scrape
(Hokkien) shoveling tool, scraping tool
(Hokkien) to push upward or lift with the palms of the hand
(Hokkien) to support, prop (with a long object)
(Hokkien) to uncover someone's secret or private matter
(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to compete, contend for
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to poke with something sharp
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to refute, rebut, contend

character · Etymology 4

(Hokkien, alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 摭 (zhí, “to pick up”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) this

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