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冓

Mandarin · pinyin gòu

inner rooms of palace
ten billions

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4 · gou4

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gau3 · kau3

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 遘 (gòu, “to meet”)
(historical dictionaries only) crossly accumulated woods
used in 內冓／内冓 (“inner chamber”)

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 溝 /沟 (“a numeral that refers to 10³² or others”)

character · Etymology 3

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to roll; to trundle
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to nag; to chatter; to prattle; to go on and on; to talk on and on

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