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崇

Mandarin · pinyin chóng#

high
sublime
lofty
to esteem
to worship

Mandarin · pinyin Chóng#

surname Chong

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崇: chóng · esteem, honor, revere, venerate

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high; lofty; majestic; sublime
to esteem; to revere; to exalt; to worship
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to fill up
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to accumulate; to grow
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 崇明島／崇明岛 (Chóngmíngdǎo)
a surname

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