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繻

简𦈡 · 繁繻

Mandarin · pinyin xū

multicolored silk
piece of silk torn in two, used to verify the holder's identity by matching up the two halves

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𦈡: xū · fine silk gauze; torn piece of silk

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1 · xu1

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