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轉注字

简转注字 · 繁轉注字

Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn zhù zì

transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書 of forming Chinese characters)
character with meanings influenced by other words
sometimes called mutually explanatory character

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轉: Look up this written character
注: zhù · concentrate, focus, direct
字: zì · letter, character, word
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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Mandarin tones

3–4–4 · zhuan3 zhu4 zi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zyun2 zyu3 zi6

Cantonese word readings for 轉注字. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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