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莘
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- 莘
- shēn · long; numerous; wild ginger
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1 · shen1
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san1
Cantonese word readings for 莘. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- long
- numerous
- Used in place names.
- Used in place names. — (～縣) Shen County, a county in Shandong.
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- synonym of 細辛 /细辛 (xìxīn, “wild ginger (Asarum)”)
- used in 莘莊／莘庄 (Xīnzhuāng)
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