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襢

简袒 · 襢 · 繁襢

Mandarin · pinyin tǎn#

old variant of 袒 tǎn

Mandarin · pinyin zhàn#

unadorned but elegant dress

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襢: Look up this written character
袒: tǎn · strip; lay bare; bared; naked

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3 · tan3

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daan6 · taan2

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character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 𧝑 (“red fine-silk garment; queen's garment”)
(historical dictionaries only) plain, unadorned
(historical dictionaries only) denotes the appearance of clothing

character · Etymology 3

only used in 𧘑襢

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