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繩

简绳 · 繁繩

Mandarin · pinyin shéng

rope
Classifier: 根 gēn

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绳: shéng · rope, string, cord; control

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2 · sheng2

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sing2 · sing4

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character · Etymology 1

string; rope (Classifier: 條／条 m c)
(literary) to restrict; to restrain
a surname

character · Etymology 2

only used in 繩繩／绳绳

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