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Mandarin · pinyin xūn#

to scent tea with flowers
variant of 熏 xūn

Mandarin · pinyin yìn#

cellar

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窨: yìn · a cellar, a store-room

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1 · xun1

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fan1 · jam3

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cellar; storeroom; basement
to store in such a cellar

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