帕

Mandarin · pinyin pà

Meanings

  1. to wrap
  2. kerchief
  3. handkerchief
  4. headscarf
  5. pascal (SI unit)
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帕
pà · turban, kerchief, veil; wrap
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4 · pa4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mak6 · mat6 · paa3 · paak3

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character

  1. to wrap
  2. kerchief, handkerchief, headscarf
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 帕斯卡 (Pàsīkǎ, “pascal (SI unit)”)
  4. Used in transcription.
  5. Used in transcription. — (~府) Phrae province
  6. Used in transcription. — (~市) Phrae city

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