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牋

简笺 · 繁牋

Mandarin · pinyin jiān

variant of 箋 jiān

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笺: jiān · note, memo; stationery; comments

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1 · jian1

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Cantonese word readings for 牋. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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