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靦

简䩄 · 腼 · 繁靦

Mandarin · pinyin miǎn#

used in 靦覥 miǎn tiǎn

Mandarin · pinyin miǎn#

used in 靦腆 miǎn tiǎn

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3 · mian3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

din2 · min5 · tin2

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

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character · Etymology 1

only used in 靦腆／腼腆 (miǎntiǎn, “shy”)

character · Etymology 2

with the appearance of a human face; with the face of...
(alt. form 覥／觍) ashamed
(alt. form 覥／觍) feeling no compunction; impudent

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