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鈐

简钤 · 繁鈐

Mandarin · pinyin qián

latch of door
seal

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鈐: Look up this written character
钤: qián · lock, latch; stamp, seal

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2 · qian2

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Cantonese word readings for 鈐. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character

official seal
to affix a seal to
tea-curing tool
stratagem; plot; plan; strategy; tactic
lock; latch
(figurative) key (to something); crux
a surname, Qian

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