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撾

简挝 · 繁撾

Mandarin · pinyin wō#

used 老撾 Lǎo wō

Mandarin · pinyin zhuā#

ancient weapon with a tip shaped like a hand or claw
old variant of 抓 zhuā
to strike; to beat

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挝: wō · to beat; to strike

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwo1 · wo1 · zaa1

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

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(alt. form 檛／𭪆) to beat; to strike
name of weapon in ancient China

character

only used in 老撾／老挝 (Lǎowō)

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