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熨

Mandarin · pinyin yù#

reconciled
smooth

Mandarin · pinyin yùn#

an iron
to iron

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熨: yùn · iron, press

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4 · yu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tong3 · wai3 · wan6 · wat1

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character · Etymology 1

to iron; to press
to be closely appressed to; to abut
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be stained with

character · Etymology 2

only used in 熨貼／熨帖／熨贴 (yùtiē)

character · Etymology 3

(traditional Chinese medicine) to foment

character · Etymology 4

(Cantonese) alternative form of 燙 /烫 (“to iron; to press”)

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