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乾燥

简干燥 · 繁乾燥

Mandarin · pinyin gān zào

(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid
(of skin, mouth etc) dry
(fig.) dull; dry; boring
(of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure

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乾: qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
燥: zào · dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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1–4 · gan1 zao4

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