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鈿

简钿 · 繁鈿

Mandarin · pinyin diàn#

to inlay with gold, silver etc
ancient inlaid ornament shaped as a flower

Mandarin · pinyin tián#

(dialect) coin; money

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鈿: Look up this written character
钿: diàn · hairpin; gold inlaid work, filigree

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4 · dian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

din6 · tin4

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character · Etymology 1

hairpin
gold inlaid work; filigree
to inlay; to filigree

character · Etymology 2

(chiefly in compounds) money; price; fee
(in compounds) coin

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