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冊

简 册 · 繁 冊
Mandarin · pinyin cè

Meanings

  1. book
  2. booklet
  3. classifier for books
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冊
cè · book, volume
册
cè · book, volume, register, list
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4 · ce4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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  1. (literary or Southern and Puxian Min) book
  2. volume
  3. imperial edict
  4. to grant in an imperial edict
  5. Classifier for books.
  6. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to organize and stack neatly

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