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紕

简纰 · 繁紕

Mandarin · pinyin pī

error
carelessness
spoiled silk

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紕: Look up this written character
纰: pī · spoiled silk; hem of dress; mista

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pai1 · pei1 · pei4

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

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character · Etymology 1

(of silk thread) to unravel; to fray; to spoil
mistake; error

character · Etymology 2

(of a flag, cap, fabric, etc) fringe; edge

character · Etymology 3

only used in 紕罽／纰罽

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