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坋

Mandarin · pinyin bèn

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坋: bèn · fèn · dust, earth; a bank of earth; to dig; to bring together

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4 · ben4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ban6 · fan5 · fan6

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) dust; earth
(historical dictionaries only) bank of earth
(literary, of dust) to fly up or gather

character · Etymology 2

only used in 古坋 (“Gufen (a place in Fujian Province)”)

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