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恆

简恒 · 繁恆

Mandarin · pinyin héng#

permanent
constant
fixed
usual
ordinary
rule (old)
one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷟)

Mandarin · pinyin Héng#

surname Heng

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恒: héng · constant, regular, persistent

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gang1 · gang2 · gang3 · hang4

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character · Etymology 1

lasting; constant
ordinary
perseverance; to endure
(literary) often; frequently
32nd hexagram of the I Ching; “endurance” (䷟)

character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, of the moon) to wax
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to extend everywhere

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