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櫱

Mandarin · pinyin niè

variant of 蘖 niè

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4 · nie4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baak3 · jip6 · jit6 · paak3

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(alt. form 蘖) sprout growing from a tree stump
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 蠥 (niè)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 孽 (niè)
a surname

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