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奓

Mandarin · pinyin chǐ#

old variant of 侈 chǐ

Mandarin · pinyin shē#

old variant of 奢 shē

Mandarin · pinyin zhà#

to open
to spread

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奓: zhā · extravagant

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3 · chi3

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ce1 · ci2 · se1 · zaa1 · zaa3 · zaa6

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character · Etymology 1

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang) to open; to spread; to splay

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Used in place names.

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