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藪

简薮 · 繁藪

Mandarin · pinyin sǒu

marsh
gathering place

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藪: Look up this written character
薮: sǒu · marsh, swamp; wild country

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3 · sou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sau2

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

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character · Etymology 1

shallow lake overgrown with wild plants
gathering place

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese, Hakka) alternative form of 竇 /窦 (dòu, “nest; den; home”) (chiefly used in place names.)

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