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字根通用碼

简字根通用码 · 繁字根通用碼

Mandarin · pinyin zì gēn tōng yòng mǎ

common coding for components of Chinese character
same as Zheng coding 鄭碼 Zhèng mǎ

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Characters in this entry

字: zì · letter, character, word
根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation
通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
碼: Look up this written character
码: mǎ · number, numerals; yard; symbol

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Mandarin tones

4–1–1–4–3 · zi4 gen1 tong1 yong4 ma3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zi6 gan1 tung1 jung6 maa5

Cantonese word readings for 字根通用碼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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