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爿
简 丬 · 爿 · 繁 爿Characters in this entry
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2 · qiang2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
baan6 · coeng4
Cantonese word readings for 爿. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- (dialectal) piece of wood or bamboo (made by chopping)
- (Hokkien) thin piece; slice
- (Southern Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Wu) side
- (Hokkien, Eastern Min, Puxian Min, linguistics) radical
- (dialectal) Classifier for fields.
- (dialectal) Classifier for shops, factories, etc.
- (Hokkien) Classifier for slices.
character · Etymology 2
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) piece of wood (made by chopping)
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