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酇

简酂 · 繁酇

Mandarin · pinyin zàn

group of 100 families
place name

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酂: zàn · collect; small administration

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4 · zan4

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co4 · zaan3 · zyun2

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(historical, Zhou dynasty) administrative unit consisting of one hundred families
Used in place names.

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Used in place names.

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