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虛缺號

简虚缺号 · 繁虛缺號

Mandarin · pinyin xū quē hào

white square character ( □ ), used to represent a missing ideograph

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虛: Look up this written character
缺: quē · be short of, lack; gap, deficit
號: Look up this written character
虚: xū · false
号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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1–1–4 · xu1 que1 hao4

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