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繕

简缮 · 繁繕

Mandarin · pinyin shàn

to repair
to mend
to rewrite
to transcribe

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繕: Look up this written character
缮: shàn · repair, mend; rewrite, transcribe

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to repair; to mend
to copy neatly; to transcribe
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to prepare; to renovate
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to keep; to maintain
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) firm; resolute

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