店

Mandarin · pinyin diàn

Meanings

  1. inn; old-style hotel (Classifier: 家 jiā)
  2. (bound form) shop; store
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店
diàn · shop, store; inn, hotel
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4 · dian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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character

  1. shop; store (Classifier: 家 m; 間/间 m mn)
  2. inn (Classifier: 家 m)
  3. used in place names

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