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筠

Mandarin · pinyin jūn#

used in 筠連 Jūn lián (the name of a place in Sichuan)

Mandarin · pinyin yún#

skin of bamboo

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筠: yún · bamboo skin; bamboo

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1 · jun1

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gwan1 · wan4

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) skin of bamboo
(literary) bamboo

character · Etymology 2

(historical) Jun prefecture

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