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旵

Mandarin · pinyin chǎn

(literary) (of sunlight) to beam down
to illuminate
(used in place names and given names)

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旵: chǎn · (literary) (of sunlight) to beam down; to illuminate; (used in place names and given names)

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3 · chan3

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caam2 · caam3

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