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眾

简众 · 繁眾

Mandarin · pinyin zhòng#

(bound form) crowd; multitude
(bound form) many; numerous

Mandarin · pinyin Zhòng#

abbr. for 眾議院 Zhòng yì yuàn, House of Representatives

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众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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4 · zhong4

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zung1 · zung3

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

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character · Etymology 1

masses; people; multitude; crowd; everyone
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) everything; all matters
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) all the government officials
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) soldier; army; troops
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) slave labour in agriculture
(Buddhism) number of monks
many; numerous
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) majority
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) various; different
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) general; common
32nd tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "legion" (𝌥)
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) glutinous millet

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