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純

简纯 · 繁純

Mandarin · pinyin chún

pure
simple
unmixed
genuine

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純: Look up this written character
纯: chún · pure, clean, simple

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2 · chun2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

seon4 · tyun4 · zeon2

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

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) silk
pure; unmixed
genuine; honest; simple
entirely; completely; all
skillful; proficient

character · Etymology 2

(Classical) border of a piece of clothing

character · Etymology 3

(Classical) Classifier for a section of cloth.

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