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薳

简䓕 · 薳 · 繁薳

Mandarin · pinyin wěi#

(arch.) type of grass

Mandarin · pinyin Wěi#

surname Wei

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薳: wěi · name of a herb; surname; (Cant.) a plant stem
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3 · wei3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyun5 · wai2 · wai5

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a surname

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(historical dictionaries only) Used in 薳志 (yuǎnzhì), an alternative form of 遠志／远志 (yuǎnzhì) (the herb sense).

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Used in 菜薳.

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