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葧
Mandarin · pinyin bó
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- Heleocharis plantaginea
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- 葧
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2 · bo2
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Cantonese word readings for 葧. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) stamen or gynoecium
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 葧臍／葧脐 and 葧薺／葧荠 (bóqí), alternative form of 荸薺 /荸荠 (“Chinese water chestnut”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 蒡葧 (“garland chrysanthemum; crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria)”)
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