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湛
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- 湛
- zhàn · deep; profound; clear; tranquil, placid
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Mandarin tones
4 · zhan4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 4 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cam4 · daam1 · taam4 · zaam3
Cantonese word readings for 湛. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- profound
- clear
- a surname
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) happy; joyful
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