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長出

简长出 · 繁長出

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎng chū

to sprout (leaves, buds, a beard etc)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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3–1 · zhang3 chu1

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zoeng2 ceot1

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verb

to grow; to sprout

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