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秉

Mandarin · pinyin bǐng#

to grasp
to hold
to maintain

Mandarin · pinyin Bǐng#

surname Bing

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秉: bǐng · grasp, hold; bundle; authority

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3 · bing3

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bing2

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a handful of crops
to grasp; to hold
to preside over
to persist in; to persevere

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