葡萄乾

简 葡萄干 · 繁 葡萄乾
Mandarin · pinyin pú tao gān

Meanings

  1. raisin
  2. dried grape
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葡
pú · grapes
萄
táo · grapes
乾
qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
干
gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried
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2–5–1 · pu2 tao5 gan1

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noun

  1. raisin

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