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枹

Mandarin · pinyin fū

Quercus glandulifera

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枹: bāo · drumstick

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1 · fu1

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baau1 · fau4 · fu1

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character · Etymology 1

Quercus serrata (jolcham oak)

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 桴 (fú, “drumstick”)
used in 枹薊／枹蓟

character · Etymology 3

only used in 枹罕

character · Etymology 4

(Eastern Min, Quanzhou Hokkien, Longyan Min, Datian Min) pomelo

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