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竹籤

简竹签 · 繁竹籤

Mandarin · pinyin zhú qiān

bamboo skewer
bamboo slip used in divination or gambling

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竹: zhú · bamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
籤: Look up this written character
签: qiān · sign, endorse; slip of paper

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2–1 · zhu2 qian1

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zuk1 cim1

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

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noun

bamboo stick; bamboo skewer (Classifier: 支 m c)

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