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尟

简鲜 · 繁尟

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎn

variant of 鮮 xiǎn

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鲜: xiān · fresh; delicious; attractive

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3 · xian3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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Cantonese word readings for 尟. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 鮮 /鲜 (“few”)

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