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裹

Mandarin · pinyin guǒ

to wrap around
bundle; parcel; package
to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth)

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裹: guǒ · wrap, bind; encircle, confine

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character · Etymology 1

to wrap; to bind
to encircle; confine; to carry off
a surname, Guo

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) alternative form of 𩛩 /𩠃 (“to wrap up”)

character · Etymology 3

(Hokkien) alternative form of 軋 /轧 (“to crush; to run over; to roll flat (of or by a car)”)

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