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領

简领 · 繁領

Mandarin · pinyin lǐng

neck
collar
to lead
to receive
classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc

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领: lǐng · neck; collar; lead, guide

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) neck
collar; neckband (Classifier: 條／条 c)
main point; outline
to lead; to guide; to usher
to get; to receive; to draw
to understand; to grasp; to comprehend
Classifier for items such as clothes, mats and screens.
a surname

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