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嶄

简崭 · 繁嶄

Mandarin · pinyin chán#

variant of 巉 chán

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎn#

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嶄: Look up this written character
崭: zhǎn · high, steep, precipitous; new

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2 · chan2

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caam4 · caam5 · zaam2 · zaam3

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character · Etymology 1

towering; outstanding
very

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 嶄巖／崭岩, alternative form of 巉巖 /巉岩 (chányán, “steep; cliff”)

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