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鈷

简钴 · 繁鈷

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ

(chemistry) cobalt (Taiwan pr. gū)
used in 鈷鉧 gǔ mǔ

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钴: gǔ · cobalt; household iron

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3 · gu3

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gu1 · gu2

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character · Etymology 1

cobalt

character · Etymology 2

only used in 鈷鉧／钴𬭁 (gǔmǔ)

character · Etymology 3

to break

character · Etymology 5

(Southern Min) pot (classifier for bottled liquid)

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