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摯

简挚 · 繁摯

Mandarin · pinyin zhì#

sincere

Mandarin · pinyin Zhì#

surname Zhi

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挚: zhì · sincere, warm, cordial; surname

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sincere; earnest
(archaic) to seize; to grab
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 鷙 /鸷 (zhì, “fierce; ferocious”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 贄 /贽 (zhì, “gift”)
Emperor Zhi, legendary ruler of ancient China
Zhi, a state of Shang-era China, connected with the Ren clan
a surname

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