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耒
Mandarin · pinyin lěi
Meanings
- plow
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- 耒
- lěi · handle of plow; plow; Kangxi radical 127
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Mandarin tones
3 · lei3
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 3 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
leoi5 · leoi6 · loi6
Cantonese word readings for 耒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character
- handle of plow
- plow
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