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犍

Mandarin · pinyin jiān#

bullock
castrated bull
to castrate livestock

Mandarin · pinyin qián#

used in 犍為 Qián wéi (the name of a place in Sichuan)

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犍: jiān · a bullock; a fabulous monster

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1 · jian1

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gin1 · kin4

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character · Etymology 1

bullock; ox
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to castrate

character · Etymology 2

only used in 犍為／犍为 (Qiánwéi)

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