櫱枝

简 蘖枝 · 繁 櫱枝
Mandarin · pinyin niè zhī

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  1. branch stem
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櫱
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枝
zhī · branches, limbs; branch off
蘖
niè · stump, sprout
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4–1 · nie4 zhi1

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