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呫

Mandarin · pinyin chè#

used in 呫嚅 chè rú

Mandarin · pinyin tiè#

to mutter
to talk indistinctly

Mandarin · pinyin zhān#

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4 · che4

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cip3 · tip3 · zim1

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to whisper
used in 呫呫

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to taste

character · Etymology 3

only used in 呫噸 /呫吨 (zhāndūn)

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