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瑣

简琐 · 繁瑣

Mandarin · pinyin suǒ

fragmentary
trifling

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琐: suǒ · trifling, petty; troublesome

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3 · suo3

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petty; trivial; insignificant
low; base
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 鎖／锁 (suǒ, “chain; lock”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) chain-like pattern
(historical dictionaries only) sound of jade; fragments of jade
a surname

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