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僮

Mandarin · pinyin tóng#

servant boy

Mandarin · pinyin Zhuàng#

old variant of 壯, Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi

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僮: tóng · page, boy servant

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2 · tong2

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tung4 · zong3 · zong6

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) boy
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) servant
(historical) page; boy servant
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) ignorant
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 動 /动 (dòng)
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete) (～族) Alternative name for 壯／壮 (zhuàng, “Zhuang (people)”).

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