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罅

Mandarin · pinyin xià

crack
grudge

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罅: xià · crack, fissure, split

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character · Etymology 1

crack; gap; rift; split (Classifier: 條／条 c)

character · Etymology 2

(Hakka) enough

character · Etymology 3

only used in 含罅

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