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渺

Mandarin · pinyin miǎo

(of an expanse of water) vast
distant and indistinct
tiny or insignificant

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渺: miǎo · endlessly long, boundless, vast

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miu5

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(of water) vast; boundless; endlessly long; expansive
(alt. form 眇) tiny; insignificant
vague; indistinct; uncertain
(obsolete) the number 10⁻¹¹

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