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闖

简闯 · 繁闖

Mandarin · pinyin chuǎng

to rush
to charge
to dash
to break through
to temper oneself (through battling hardships)

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闯: chuǎng · rush in, burst in, charge in

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3 · chuang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cam3 · cong2 · cong3

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character · Etymology 1

to peek

character · Etymology 2

to rush in; to burst in
to break through; to charge
to lead to (a negative outcome); to incur; to bring about
a surname, Chuang

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