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翅

Mandarin · pinyin chì

(bound form) wing (of a bird or insect)

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翅: chì · wings; fin

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4 · chi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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character · Etymology 1

wing
shark fin

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) alternative form of 翼 (si̍t)

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