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遷

简迁 · 繁遷

Mandarin · pinyin qiān

to move
to shift
to change (a position or location etc)
to promote

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迁: qiān · move, shift, change; transfer; relocate a capital city

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1 · qian1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cin1

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

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to ascend; to go up (to)
to promote; to be promoted (to a post)
to move (one's abode); to relocate; to migrate
to change; to shift; to transfer
to banish; to send into exile
to banish from the court
to die; to decease
to disperse
(～州) (historical) Qian Prefecture
a surname, Qian

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