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浚

Mandarin · pinyin jùn#

to dredge (a river)

Mandarin · pinyin xùn#

used in 浚縣 Xùn Xiàn (the name of a place in Henan)

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浚: jùn · dredge

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4 · jun4

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seon3 · zeon3

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(alt. form 濬) to dredge; to deepen; dig deep (a waterway, well, etc.)
to dredge; to unearth
to extract; to exploit
(alt. form 濬) deep; profound

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Used in place names.

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