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柅

Mandarin · pinyin nǐ

(tree)
to stop

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3 · ni3

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nei5

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(obsolete) a kind of tree
(obsolete) block of wood placed under the wheels of a carriage to stop it from moving
(archaic) to stop; to block; to obstruct
used in 柅柅 (“flourishing; lush”)

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