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枯

Mandarin · pinyin kū

(of plants) withered
(of wells, rivers etc) dried up
(bound form) dull; boring
(bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds

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枯: kū · dried out, withered, decayed

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(of plants, etc.) dry; withered
(of wells, rivers, etc.) dried out
(of muscle) withered; decayed
boring; uninteresting; dry
(dialect) dregs
(traditional Chinese medicine) partial paralysis
a surname

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