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憲

简宪 · 繁憲

Mandarin · pinyin xiàn

statute
constitution

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宪: xiàn · constitution, statute, law

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(literary) law; statute
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 憲法／宪法 (xiànfǎ, “constitution”)
(archaic) example; model
(archaic) to promulgate; to publish
(archaic) to follow an example; to emulate

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