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撣

简 掸 · 繁 撣
Mandarin · pinyin dǎn

Meanings

  1. to brush away
  2. to dust off
  3. brush
  4. duster
  5. Classifier: 把 bǎ
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撣
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掸
dǎn · to dust; a duster
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3 · dan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daan6 · sin6

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

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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character · Etymology 1

  1. (alt. form 撢) to dust
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to make contact with

character · Etymology 2

  1. Shan people
  2. (archaic) Dai people

character · Etymology 3

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to pull, to tow

character · Etymology 4

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 彈 /弹
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to touch

character · Etymology 5

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be hasty

character · Etymology 6

  1. (Sichuanese) to whip
  2. (Sichuanese) to chase away (flies), to get rid of (dust)

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