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剉

简锉 · 繁剉

Mandarin · pinyin cuò

(literary) to fracture (a bone)
(literary) to cut
to hack
variant of 銼 cuò

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锉: cuò · carpenter's file, file smooth

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character · Etymology 1

(archaic) to break; to chop or cut into pieces; to sever; to carve
(Eastern Min, Southern Min) to chop
(Hokkien) to mince; to chop finely; to cut into small pieces

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) alternative form of 掣 (chhoah)

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