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摻

简 掺 · 繁 摻
Mandarin · pinyin chān#

Meanings · chān

  1. to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate
Mandarin · pinyin shǎn#

Meanings · shǎn

  1. to grasp
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chān · mix, blend, adulterate
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1 · chan1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caam1 · cam1 · cam3 · saam1 · saam2

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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character · Etymology 1

  1. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 攙 /搀 (“to mix”)
  2. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 攙 /搀 (“to support by the arm”)

character · Etymology 2

  1. (literary) to hold; to grasp

character · Etymology 3

  1. (alt. form 攕) slender and delicate look of the hand

character · Etymology 4

  1. (historical) a kind of drum music
  2. (historical) a method of such drumming

character · Etymology 5

  1. (of a forest) dense; full; thick; thriving

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