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加減號

简加减号 · 繁加減號

Mandarin · pinyin jiā jiǎn hào

plus-minus sign (±)
plus and minus signs (+ and -)

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
減: Look up this written character
號: Look up this written character
减: jiǎn · decrease, subtract, diminish
号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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1–3–4 · jia1 jian3 hao4

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gaa1 gaam2 hou6

Cantonese word readings for 加減號. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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