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磴

Mandarin · pinyin dèng

cliff-ledge
stone step

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磴: dèng · steps on ledge, cliff, or hill

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4 · deng4

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dang3

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) stone steps on ledge, cliff, or hill
(literary) stone bridge with steps
stone bench; stone stool
Classifier for steps or rungs.

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to kick

character · Etymology 3

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to increase; to grow

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