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閂

简闩 · 繁閂

Mandarin · pinyin shuān

bolt
latch
to bolt
to latch

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閂: Look up this written character
闩: shuān · bolt, latch, crossbar

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saan1

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

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character · Etymology 1

bolt; latch; crossbar
to bolt; to latch
(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) to close (a door, a gate, etc.)
(Cantonese) to switch off; to turn off

character · Etymology 2

(Min) bolt; latch; crossbar
(Min) to bolt; to latch; to lock

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