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茲

简兹 · 繁茲

Mandarin · pinyin cí#

used in 龜茲 Qiū cí

Mandarin · pinyin zī#

(literary) this
(literary) now
(literary) year

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兹: zī · now, here; this; time, year

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2 · ci2

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ci4 · zi1

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) this
(literary) year; time
(literary) the present; now
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 滋 (zī, “more”)

character · Etymology 2

only used in 龜茲／龟兹 (Qiūcí)

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