段玉裁

Mandarin · pinyin Duàn Yù cái

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  1. Duan Yucai (1735-1815), author of Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) 說文解字註 Shuō wén Jiě zì Zhù
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段
duàn · section, piece, division
玉
yù · jade, precious stone, gem
裁
cái · cut out; decrease
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4–4–2 · Duan4 Yu4 cai2

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dyun6 juk6 coi4

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Exact source record段玉裁 段玉裁 [Duan4 Yu4 cai2] /Duan Yucai (1735-1815), author of Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) 說文解字註|说文解字注[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4 Zhu4]/