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蒔

简莳 · 繁蒔

Mandarin · pinyin shí#

used in 蒔蘿 shí luó

Mandarin · pinyin shì#

(literary) to grow
(literary) to transplant
Taiwan pr. shí

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蒔: Look up this written character
莳: shí · transplant; plant; dill, Anethum graveolens

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

si4 · si6

Cantonese word readings for 蒔. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to transplant (to uproot and replant in a different location)
to plant; to grow
to set up

character · Etymology 2

only used in 蒔蘿／莳萝 (shíluó)

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