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披

Mandarin · pinyin pī

to drape over one's shoulders
to open
to unroll
to split open
to spread out

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披: pī · wear; split; crack

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character · Etymology 1

to drape; to wrap around; to put on (over one's shoulders)
to open; to unfurl; to unroll; to spread out
to split open; to crack
to hang down; to hang loose (of one's hair, etc.)
(Hokkien) wide and flat utensil woven with bamboo used for drying things
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(historical) silk ribbon on both sides of a hearse

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