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落款

Mandarin · pinyin luò kuǎn

inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc
to write such an inscription

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落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
款: kuǎn · item, article; clause; fund

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4–3 · luo4 kuan3

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verb

to write the names of the sender and recipient, the date, and other text on a painting, gift, or letter; to inscribe (a gift, etc.)

noun

names, date, and other information written on a work

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