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綽

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Mandarin · pinyin chāo#

to grab; to snatch up
variant of 焯 chāo

Mandarin · pinyin chuò#

(bound form) ample; spacious
(literary) graceful
used in 綽號 chuò hào and 綽名 chuò míng

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绰: chuò · graceful, delicate; spacious

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caau1 · coek3

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(literary) ample; spacious

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to grab

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