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儵

简倏 · 繁儵

Mandarin · pinyin shū

variant of 倏 shū

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儵: Look up this written character
倏: shū · hastily, suddenly, abruptly

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character · Etymology 1

(historical dictionaries only) blue-black silk fabric with a white gloss
(Classical) blue-black, black

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, obsolete) obsolete form of 倏 (“rapid, swift”)
(Chinese mythology) ruler of the South China Sea

character · Etymology 3

only used in 儵儵 (yōuyōu)

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