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解理面

Mandarin · pinyin jiě lǐ miàn

cleavage plane (e.g. of slate)

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解: jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176

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3–3–4 · jie3 li3 mian4

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gaai2 lei5 min2

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