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言字旁

Mandarin · pinyin yán zì páng

name of "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149)
see also 訁 yán

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言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
字: zì · letter, character, word
旁: páng · side; by side, close by, near

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2–4–2 · yan2 zi4 pang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jin4 zi6 pong4

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noun

The Chinese character component 訁／讠.

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