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橈

简桡 · 繁橈

Mandarin · pinyin náo#

(literary) to disturb
(literary) to weaken

Mandarin · pinyin ráo#

radius (anatomy)
bone of the forearm

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橈: Look up this written character
桡: ráo · bent or twisted piece of wood

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2 · nao2

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jiu4 · ling4 · naau4 · naau6

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character · Etymology 1

bent
to distort; to misinterpret; to twist
to treat unjustly; to wrong
to disturb; to disrupt
to weaken; to cripple

character · Etymology 2

(archaic) paddle; oar
(archaic) to paddle; to row
(anatomy) radial

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