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鬆
简 松 · 繁 鬆Mandarin · pinyin sōng
Meanings
- loose
- to loosen
- to relax
- floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)
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1 · song1
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character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, of hair) disheveled; unkempt
- loose (not fixed in place tightly)
- loose; relaxed
- to loosen; to relax
- useless
- dried minced meat
- (Cantonese) to leave
- (Cantonese) financially solvent
- (Cantonese, after numbers) to exceed by a little; to be a little over
- (Cantonese, mahjong) short for 鬆章／松章
character · Etymology 2
- only used in 𩭩鬆
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