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劃十字

简划十字 · 繁劃十字

Mandarin · pinyin huà shí zì

variant of 畫十字 huà shí zì

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劃: Look up this written character
十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
字: zì · letter, character, word
划: huà · to row or paddle boat; to scratch

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4–2–4 · hua4 shi2 zi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

waak6 sap6 zi6

Cantonese word readings for 劃十字. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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