窆

Mandarin · pinyin biǎn

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  1. to put a coffin in the grave
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3 · bian3

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  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to put a coffin in a grave; to bury
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) grave; tomb
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) synonym of 窆石 (biǎnshí, “stone used to lower a coffin into a grave”)

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