閶

简 阊 · 繁 閶
Mandarin · pinyin chāng

Meanings

  1. gate of heaven
  2. gate of palace
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閶
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阊
chāng · gate of heaven; main gate of a palace
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1 · chang1

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coeng1

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

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character

  1. used in 閶闔/阊阖 (chānghé)

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