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濯

Mandarin · pinyin zhào#

variant of 櫂 zhào

Mandarin · pinyin zhuó#

to wash
to cleanse of evil

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濯: zhuó · wash out, rinse; cleanse

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4 · zhao4

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zaau6 · zok6

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(literary) to wash; to rinse
(literary) to cleanse; to dispel
used in 濯濯

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(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 櫂 /棹 (zhào, “oar”)

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