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鎬

简镐 · 繁鎬

Mandarin · pinyin gǎo#

a pick

Mandarin · pinyin hào#

bright
place name
stove

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鎬: Look up this written character
镐: gǎo · stove; bright

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3 · gao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gou2 · hou6

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character · Etymology 1

(historical) Hao (a former capital of China under the Zhou Dynasty)
Used in place names.
used in 鎬鎬／镐镐 (hàohào, “bright”)

character · Etymology 2

pickaxe; pick

character · Etymology 3

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to cook something a bit

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