站

Mandarin · pinyin zhàn

Meanings

  1. station
  2. to stand
  3. to halt
  4. to stop
  5. branch of a company or organization
  6. website
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站
zhàn · stand up; a stand, station
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4 · zhan4

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character · Etymology 1

  1. to stand
  2. to stop; to halt
  3. (figurative) to take a firm stance; to uphold the stand
  4. a surname

character · Etymology 2

  1. post station; relay station
  2. station; stand
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 網站/网站 (wǎngzhàn, “website”)

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