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輾

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Mandarin · pinyin niǎn#

variant of 碾 niǎn

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎn#

used in 輾轉 zhǎn zhuǎn

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輾: Look up this written character
辗: zhǎn · turn over, roll

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3 · nian3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

nin5 · nin6 · zin2

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character · Etymology 1

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 碾 (niǎn, “to crush (something) flat with a wheel; to run over”)

character · Etymology 2

used in 輾轉／辗转 (zhǎnzhuǎn, “to toss and turn”)
a surname

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