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妚

Mandarin · pinyin pēi

variant of 胚 pēi
embryo

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1 · pei1

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete, rare, of a female) elegant; graceful

character · Etymology 2

(Hainanese) the (definite determiner)
(Hainanese) Prefix used in front of personal names or qualities to form a term of address.

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