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甄

Mandarin · pinyin zhēn#

to distinguish
to evaluate

Mandarin · pinyin Zhēn#

surname Zhen

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甄: zhēn · to examine, discern; to grade; a surname

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1 · zhen1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jan1 · zan1

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

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to make pottery
potter's wheel
to examine; to distinguish; to select the best
a surname

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