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捐

Mandarin · pinyin juān

to relinquish; to abandon
to contribute; to donate
(bound form) tax; levy

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捐: juān · contribute; give up, renounce

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gyun1

Cantonese word readings for 捐. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to contribute
to give up; to renounce
to remove
to donate
to spend
tax
to dissipate

character · Etymology 2

only used in 捐毒 (Yuándú)

character · Etymology 3

(Cantonese) to burrow; to writhe through

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