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綸

简纶 · 繁綸

Mandarin · pinyin lún

to classify
to twist silk
silk thread

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綸: Look up this written character
纶: lún · green silk thread or tassel

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2 · lun2

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gwaan1 · leon4

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character

cyan ribbon
fishing line
thick rope
emperor's order
silk thread
to govern
wide
a place in Henan
(alt-of, alternative) Alternative term for 倫／伦 (lún).
a surname

character

a kind of marine plant
see 綸巾／纶巾 (guānjīn)

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