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舌

Mandarin · pinyin jī#

used in 喇舌 lǎ jī to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

Mandarin · pinyin shé#

tongue

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舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135

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1 · ji1

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sit3 · sit6

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character · Etymology 1

(anatomy) tongue
tongue-shaped object
clapper of a bell
(Hokkien, figurative) speech; speaking (used in certain expressions)
a surname

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