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柬

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎn#

card
note
letter
old variant of 揀 jiǎn

Mandarin · pinyin Jiǎn#

abbr. for 柬埔寨 Jiǎn pǔ zhài, Cambodia

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柬: jiǎn · letter, invitation; choose

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(obsolete) alternative form of 揀 /拣 (jiǎn, “to pick; to select”)
(obsolete) alternative form of 簡 /简 (jiǎn)
letter; note; invitation
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 柬埔寨 (Jiǎnpǔzhài, “Cambodia”)

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