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袷

Mandarin · pinyin jiá#

variant of 夾 jiá

Mandarin · pinyin qiā#

used in 袷袢 qiā pàn

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袷: qiā · jiá · lined garment

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2 · jia2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaap3 · gip3 · hap1

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character · Etymology 1

lined garment
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 夾 /夹 (jiá, “double-layered; lined”)

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) overlapping collar

character · Etymology 3

only used in 袷袢 (qiāpàn)

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