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締

简缔 · 繁締

Mandarin · pinyin dì

(archaic) to bind up inextricably
(bound form) to form an enduring union; to establish (an alliance, a friendship, a nation etc)

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締: Look up this written character
缔: dì · tie, join, connect; connection

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4 · di4

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dai3 · dai6 · tai3

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to form; to establish
to associate
to restrain; to suppress

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