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頭號字

简头号字 · 繁頭號字

Mandarin · pinyin tóu hào zì

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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字: zì · letter, character, word
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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2–4–4 · tou2 hao4 zi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tau4 hou6 zi6

Cantonese word readings for 頭號字. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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