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櫟

简栎 · 繁櫟

Mandarin · pinyin lì

oak
Quercus serrata

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栎: lì · chestnut-leaved oak; oak

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4 · li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

joek6 · lik1 · lik6 · ngok6

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character · Etymology 1

oak trees
chestnut-leaved oak
railing
to fight with; to wrestle against
to scrape an implement to produce a sound

character · Etymology 2

only used in 櫟陽／栎阳

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