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苲

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎ

see 苲草 zhǎ cǎo

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3 · zha3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zaa2 · zaa3

Cantonese word readings for 苲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

(only used in 苲都) ancient county name, in present-day Hanyuan County, Sichuan Province, China

character · Etymology 2

a kind of grass mentioned in ancient books, namely aquatic plants such as ramie and hornwort

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