鎓

简 𬭩 · 繁 鎓
Mandarin · pinyin wēng

Meanings

  1. shovel
  2. spade
  3. -onium (chemistry)
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鎓
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𬭩
wēng · shovel; spade; -onium (chemistry)
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1 · weng1

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

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character · Etymology 1

  1. (chemistry) onium

character · Etymology 2

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) hoe (agricultural tool)

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