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磧

简碛 · 繁磧

Mandarin · pinyin qì

(bound form) moraine; rocks in shallow water

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碛: qì · sand and gravel

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cik1 · zaak3 · zaat3 · zik1

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) rocks and gravel found in shallow water
moraine
desert

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) to press down on; to compress; to crush

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