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闡
简 阐 · 繁 闡Mandarin · pinyin chǎn
Meanings
- to express
- to disclose
- to enlighten
- to open
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3 · chan3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cin2 · sin6 · zin2
Cantonese word readings for 闡. 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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- (literary) to open; to open up
- (literary) to expand; to extend
- (literary, or in compounds) to reveal; to promote; to elucidate
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 繟 /𦈎, used in 闡緩／阐缓
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 𨼒 (Chǎn)
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 灛 (chǎn)
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