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Translingual
Han character
圈 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 田火手山 (WFQU), four-corner 60712, composition ⿴囗卷)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 219, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4789
- Dae Jaweon: page 446, character 29
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 721, character 8
- Unihan data for U+5708
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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腃
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*kʰruls, *ɡron
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卷
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*ɡron, *kronʔ, *krons, *ɡonʔ
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菤
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*kronʔ
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捲
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*kronʔ, *krons, *ɡron
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埢
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*kronʔ
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睠
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*krons
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弮
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*kʰron, *krons
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犈
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*krons, *ɡron
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棬
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*kʰron
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鬈
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*kʰron, *ɡron
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圈
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*kʰron, *ɡronʔ, *kʰon, *ɡlonʔ, *ɡlons
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蜷
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*ɡron
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踡
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*ɡron
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婘
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*ɡron
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蔨
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*ɡronʔ, *ɡrunʔ
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倦
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*ɡrons
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淃
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*ɡrons
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綣
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*kʰonʔ, *kʰons
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裷
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*kʰonʔ, *qon
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kʰron, *ɡronʔ, *kʰon, *ɡlonʔ, *ɡlons) : semantic 囗 + phonetic 卷 (OC *ɡron, *kronʔ, *krons, *ɡonʔ).
Pronunciation 1
Rime
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Character
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圈
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圈
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圈
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Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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Initial (聲)
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群 (30)
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群 (30)
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群 (30)
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Final (韻)
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元 (66)
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仙 (80)
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元 (66)
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Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Closed
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Closed
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Division (等)
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III
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III
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III
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Fanqie
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求晚切
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渠篆切
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臼万切
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Baxter
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gjwonX
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gjwenX
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gjwonH
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/ɡʉɐnX/
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/ɡˠiuᴇnX/
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/ɡʉɐnH/
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Pan Wuyun
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/ɡʷiɐnX/
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/ɡʷᵚiɛnX/
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/ɡʷiɐnH/
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Shao Rongfen
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/ɡiuɐnX/
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/ɡiuænX/
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/ɡiuɐnH/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/guanX/
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/gwianX/
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/guanH/
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Li Rong
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/ɡiuɐnX/
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/ɡjuɛnX/
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/ɡiuɐnH/
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Wang Li
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/ɡĭwɐnX/
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/ɡĭwɛnX/
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/ɡĭwɐnH/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/gi̯wɐnX/
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/gi̯wɛnX/
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/gi̯wɐnH/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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juàn
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juàn
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juàn
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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gyun6
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gyun6
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gyun6
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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圈
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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juàn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ gjwenX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*(r)oʔ/
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English
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enclosure for pigs
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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圈
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圈
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圈
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Reading #
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2/5
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4/5
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5/5
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No.
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7197
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7205
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7207
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Phonetic component
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卷
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卷
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卷
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Rime group
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元
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元
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元
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Rime subdivision
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3
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3
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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圈
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𧯦
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圈
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡronʔ/
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/*ɡlonʔ/
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/*ɡlons/
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Definitions
圈
- pen; sty; fold
- state; city
- (neologism, Internet slang, derogatory by comparison to sense 1) Alternative form of 圈 (quān, “social circle; community”)
- a surname: Juan
Synonyms
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Note:
- kyo1/kyaⁿ1 - vernacular;
- koeng1/kyeng1 - literary;.
Note:
- khoan - literary;
- khng/khong - vernacular;
- khoân - vernacular (俗);
- khian - 牽 is used in the Mainland.
Note:
- kuang1 - Shantou;
- kuêng1 - Chaozhou;
- kou1 - original character is 箍.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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圈
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Reading #
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1/5
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No.
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7189
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Phonetic component
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卷
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Rime group
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元
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Rime subdivision
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3
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Corresponding MC rime
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弮
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Old Chinese
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/*kʰron/
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Notes
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同棬
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Definitions
圈
- to enclose; to encircle; to circle
- to mark with a circle
- to bend; to angle; to curve
- circle; ring; loop
- (Wu) earring
- area; circle
- social circle; connections; group
- trap; trick; trickery
- Classifier for laps of a race, loops, orbits, etc.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
耳環 (“earring”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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耳環 ring, 耳墜 with pendant, 耳飾 general term
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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耳環兒, 耳墜兒, 耳鉗子, 鉗子
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Taiwan
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耳環
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Chifeng
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耳環, 耳墜兒
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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耳環, 耳鉗子
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Harbin
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耳環, 耳墜兒, 耳墜子, 耳鉗子
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Shenyang
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耳環, 鉗子
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Singapore
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耳環
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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鉗子
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Tangshan
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耳環, 耳墜兒
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Cangzhou
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墜子
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Baoding
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墜子
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Shijiazhuang
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耳墜兒
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Jinan
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耳環兒, 墜子
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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耳環兒
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Qingdao
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耳墜兒
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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耳環
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Wanrong
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耳墜子
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Zhengzhou
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耳墜兒
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Xi'an
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耳環, 耳墜兒, 耳墜子
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Xining
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耳環兒
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Xuzhou
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耳環, 耳圈子, 圈子
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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耳墜子
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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耳環, 耳墜子
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Lanzhou
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耳環子, 耳環, 耳墜子
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Ürümqi
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耳環子, 耳環, 耳墜子
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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耳環
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Chongqing
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耳環
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Wuhan
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耳環, 環子
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Guiyang
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耳柱, 耳環
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Kunming
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耳環, 耳墜
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Guilin
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耳環, 耳墜
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Liuzhou
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耳環
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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耳環, 耳絲, 耳圈兒
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Yangzhou
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耳環子, 環子
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Nantong
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耳環, 圈兒
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Hefei
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耳環
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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耳環
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Hong Kong
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耳環
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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耳環
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Macau
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耳環
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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耳環
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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耳圈
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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耳環
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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耳環
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Foshan
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耳環
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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耳環
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Foshan (Shunde)
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耳環
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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耳牌, 耳圈
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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耳環
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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耳牌
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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耳環
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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耳環
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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耳環
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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耳環
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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耳環
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Taishan
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耳環
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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耳環
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Enping (Niujiang)
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耳環
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Heshan (Yayao)
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耳環
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Dongguan
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耳環
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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耳環
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Nanning
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耳環
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Wuzhou
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耳環
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Yulin
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耳環
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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耳環
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Guiping
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耳環
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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耳環
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Guigang (Nanjiang)
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耳環
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Beiliu (Tangliao)
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耳環
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Baise
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耳環
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Bobai
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耳環
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Lingshan
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耳環
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Pubei
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耳環
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Qinzhou
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耳環
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Beihai
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耳圈
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Ningming
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耳環
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Hengzhou
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耳環
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Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)
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耳環
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Gan
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Nanchang
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環子
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Lichuan
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耳澀
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Pingxiang
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耳環
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Hakka
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Meixian
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耳圈仔, 耳盤仔
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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耳環
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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耳環
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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耳環
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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耳環
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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耳環
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Yudu
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耳飾
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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耳環
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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耳環
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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耳環
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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耳鉤, 耳環
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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耳環
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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耳鉤
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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耳環
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Beiliu (Tang'an)
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耳環
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Mashan (Pianlian)
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耳環
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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耳朵環, 耳朵箍
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Shexian
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耳圈, 圈
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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環環, 耳環, 耳墜子
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Xinzhou
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耳墜子
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Linhe
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耳環子
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Jining
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耳環
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Hohhot
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耳環
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Zhangjiakou
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耳環
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Handan
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耳環, 耳墜子
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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耳釘
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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耳環
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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耳鉤
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Quanzhou
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耳鉤
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Jinjiang
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耳栓 ring, 丁香 drop
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Zhangzhou
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耳鉤
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Kaohsiung
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耳鉤
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Yilan
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耳鉤
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Changhua (Lukang)
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耳鉤
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Taichung
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耳鉤
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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耳鉤
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Tainan
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耳鉤
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Taitung
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耳鉤
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Hsinchu
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耳鉤
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Penghu (Magong)
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耳栓
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Penang (Hokkien)
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subang
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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耳鉤
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Manila (Hokkien)
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耳鉤
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Longyan
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耳鉤仔
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Zhangping (Yongfu)
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耳鉤
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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耳鉤
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Jieyang
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耳鉤
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Puning
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耳鉤
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Leizhou
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耳鉤
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Haikou
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耳環
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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耳環
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Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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耳鉤
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Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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耳鉤
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Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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耳環
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Xianyou
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耳圈
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Xianyou (Fengting)
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耳鉤
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Xianyou (Youyang)
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耳環, 耳鉤囝
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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耳鉤
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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耳環
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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耳墜子
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Wu
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Shanghai
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耳環, 耳朵環, 耳朵圈, 圈
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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環
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Suzhou
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圈
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Danyang
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耳朵環子, 環子
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Hangzhou
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箍兒
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Ningbo
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環子, 耳朵環
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Jinhua
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耳朵箍兒
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Xiang
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Changsha
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耳環, 環子
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Loudi
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耳環
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Quanzhou
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耳環
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Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
圈
- to shut in a pen; to pen in
- to lock up; to jail
- to confine
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
圈
(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 圏)
- range
- orbit
- sphere
Readings
Korean
Etymology
- “circle; area; etc.”
From Middle Chinese 圈 (MC khjwon).
- “pen (for animals)”
From Middle Chinese 圈 (MC gjwonX).
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
圈 (eumhun 우리 권 (uri gwon))
- hanja form? of 권 (“circle; sphere”)
- hanja form? of 권 (“area; region”)
- hanja form? of 권 (“pen (for animals)”)
Compounds
Compounds
- 여권 (與圈, yeogwon)
- 권역 (圈域, gwonyeok)
- 야권 (野圈, yagwon)
- 기권 (氣圈, gigwon)
- 수권 (水圈, sugwon)
- 대권 (大圈, daegwon)
- 상권 (商圈, sanggwon)
- 소권 (小圈, sogwon)
- 권뢰 (圈牢, gwolloe)
- 권내 (圈內, gwonnae)
- 권외 (圈外, gwonoe)
- 권양 (圈養, gwonyang)
- 극권 (極圈, geukgwon)
- 근권 (根圈, geun'gwon)
- 법권 (法圈, beopgwon)
- 시권 (時圈, sigwon)
- 육권 (陸圈, yukgwon)
- 권점 (圈點, gwonjeom)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
圈: Hán Nôm readings: khuyên, khoen, quyên, quyền
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