近
Meanings
- near
- close to
- approximately
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- 近
- jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
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Mandarin tones
4 · jin4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gan6 · kan5
Cantonese word readings for 近. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (of distances) near; close
- (of time) near; close
- intimate; close (on affectionate terms)
- to approach; to be close to
- easy to understand
- (Wenzhounese) to make a profit; to earn
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