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根鬚

简根须 · 繁根鬚

Mandarin · pinyin gēn xū

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根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation
鬚: Look up this written character
须: xū · must, have to, necessary

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1–1 · gen1 xu1

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gan1 sou1

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

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