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茸

Mandarin · pinyin róng

(bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine; downy

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茸: róng · soft, downy; buds, sprouts

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(of vegetation) soft and downy; newly sprouted and pilose
bud; sprout
fine hair; soft fur
pilose antler of a young stag

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(obsolete) to push in
Used in compounds.

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