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絞

简绞 · 繁絞

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎo

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絞: Look up this written character
绞: jiǎo · twist, wring; intertwine; winch

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3 · jiao3

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gaau2 · haau4

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character

to twist; to wring
to wind; to intertwine; to grind
Classifier for skeins of wools or thread.

character

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, historical) sash used to tie a dead body
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) greenish-yellow

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