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Translingual
Han character
嫩 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 女木中大 (VDLK), four-corner 48440, composition ⿰女敕)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 270, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6666
- Dae Jaweon: page 538, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1075, character 15
- Unihan data for U+5AE9
Chinese
Glyph origin
Corrupted form of 㜛.
Etymology 1
Unclear. Possibly as variant of 耎 (OC) ~ 輭 (OC *nonʔ); alternatively, related to Burmese နုန့် (nun., “weak, exhausted from illness”), yet this meaning barely overlaps with "soft to touch" (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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嫩
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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9409
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Phonetic
component
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嫩
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Rime
group
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文
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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嫩
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Old
Chinese
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/*nuːns/
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Definitions
嫩
- tender; delicate
- inexperienced; unskilled
那幫新生太嫩了，真受不了。 [MSC, trad.]
那帮新生太嫩了，真受不了。 [MSC, simp.]- Nà bāng xīnshēng tài nèn le, zhēn shòubuliǎo.
- Those new students are so noobish; I can't stand them.
- (of food) tender; soft
- (of colour) light
- (Eastern Min) small
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
嫩 (“(of food) tender; soft”)
Dialectal synonyms of
小 (“small”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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小
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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小
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| Taiwan
|
小
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| Harbin
|
小
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| Malaysia
|
小
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| Singapore
|
小
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
|
小
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| Jinan
|
小
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
|
小
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| Xi'an
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小, 碎
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| Xining
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小, 尕
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| Xuzhou
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小
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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小
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| Ürümqi
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小, 尕
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
|
小
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| Wuhan
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小
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| Guiyang
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小
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| Guilin
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小
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| Liuzhou
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小
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
|
小
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| Yangzhou
|
小
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| Hefei
|
小
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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細
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| Hong Kong
|
細
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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細
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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細
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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細
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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細
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| Macau
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細
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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細
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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細
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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細
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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細
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| Foshan
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細
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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細
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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細
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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細
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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細
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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細
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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細
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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細
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
|
細
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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細
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
細
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| Taishan
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細
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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細
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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細
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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細
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| Dongguan
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細
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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細
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| Qingyuan
|
細
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| Fogang
|
細
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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細
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| Yangshan
|
細
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
|
細
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| Shaoguan
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細
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
|
細
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| Renhua
|
細
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| Lechang
|
細
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
|
細
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| Sihui
|
細
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| Guangning
|
細
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| Deqing
|
細
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| Huaiji
|
細
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| Yunfu
|
細
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| Xinxing
|
細
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| Luoding
|
細
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
|
細
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| Yangjiang
|
細
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| Xinyi
|
細
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| Maoming (Xinpo)
|
細
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| Lianjiang
|
細
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| Nanning
|
細
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| Wuzhou
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細, 𱒃
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| Yulin
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𱒃
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
|
𱒃
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| Hepu (Shatian)
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𱒃
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| Guiping
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細, 小
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| Guiping (Mule)
|
𱒃
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| Pingnan
|
細
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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細
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| Guigang (Gangcheng)
|
細
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| Guigang (Nanjiang)
|
細
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| Guigang (Pingdong)
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細
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| Beiliu (Tangliao)
|
細
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| Baise
|
細
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| Bobai
|
細
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| Lingshan
|
細
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| Pubei
|
細
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| Qinzhou
|
細
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| Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)
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𱒃
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| Beihai
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細
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| Beihai (Nankang)
|
細
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| Beihai (Yingpan)
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𱒃
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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細
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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細, 小
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| Ningming
|
細
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| Hengzhou
|
細
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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細
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| Danzhou
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細
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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細
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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細
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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細
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| Móng Cái
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細
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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細, 小
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| Lichuan
|
細, 小
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| Pingxiang
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細, 小
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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細, 小
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| Xingning
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細
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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細
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| Huiyang
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細
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| Huidong (Daling)
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細
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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細
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
|
細
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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細
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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小
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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細
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)
|
細
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| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)
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細
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| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)
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細
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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細
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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細
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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細
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| Jiexi
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細
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| Changting
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細
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| Wuping
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細
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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細
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| Liancheng
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細
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| Ninghua
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小
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| Yudu
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細
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| Ruijin
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細
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| Shicheng
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細
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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細
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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細
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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細
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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細
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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細
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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細
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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細
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| Hong Kong
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細
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| Beiliu (Tang'an)
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小
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| Mashan (Pianlian)
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細
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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細
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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小
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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小
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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小
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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嫩, 細
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
|
嫩
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| Fuqing
|
嫩
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| Yongtai
|
嫩
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| Gutian
|
嫩
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| Fu'an
|
嫩
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| Ningde
|
嫩
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| Shouning
|
嫩
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| Zhouning
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細
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| Fuding
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嫩, 細
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| Matsu
|
嫩
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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細
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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細
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| Quanzhou
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細
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| Jinjiang
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細
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| Nan'an
|
細
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| Hui'an
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細
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| Anxi
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細
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| Yongchun
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細
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| Dehua
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細
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| Zhangzhou
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細
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| Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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細
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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細
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| Hua'an
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細
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| Nanjing
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細
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| Pinghe
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細
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| Zhangpu
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細
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| Yunxiao
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細
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| Zhao'an
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細
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| Dongshan
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細
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| Taipei
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小, 細
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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小, 細
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| Kaohsiung
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小, 細
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| Yilan
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小, 細
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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小, 細
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| Taichung
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小, 細
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| Tainan
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小, 細
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| Hsinchu
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小, 細
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| Kinmen
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小
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| Penghu (Magong)
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小
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| Penang (Hokkien)
|
細
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
細
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
細
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
|
細
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
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小
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| Chaozhou
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細
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| Shantou
|
細
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
|
細
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
|
細
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| Jieyang
|
細
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| Haifeng
|
細
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
細
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
細
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
細
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| Batam (Teochew)
|
細
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
|
細
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| Leizhou
|
細
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| Wenchang
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細, 孧
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| Haikou
|
細, 孧
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| Qionghai
|
孧
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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孧, 細
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
|
細
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| Xianyou
|
細
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
|
細
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| Nanning (Shajing)
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細
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| Binyang (Xinqiao)
|
細
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Chaoyang)
|
細
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| Guilin (Zhuyuan)
|
細
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| Lingchuan (Tanxia)
|
細
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| Wu
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Shanghai
|
小
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
小
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| Suzhou
|
小
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| Danyang
|
小
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| Hangzhou
|
小
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| Ningbo
|
小
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| Wenzhou
|
小, 瑣
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| Lishui
|
細
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| Jinyun
|
巧
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| Jinhua
|
小
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
細, 小
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| Loudi
|
小
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| Shuangfeng
|
細
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| Quanzhou
|
小
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| Guanyang (Wenshi)
|
小
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “tender”): 老 (lǎo)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
嫩
- Used in transcription.
- (Protestantism) Nun (father of Joshua)
Synonyms
- (Nun): (Catholicism) 農／农 (Nóng)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
嫩
(Hyōgai kanji)
- young
- weak
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
嫩 (eumhun 어릴 눈 (eoril nun))
- soft, tender, delicate
- young
Vietnamese
Han character
嫩: Hán Nôm readings: non, nộn, nỏn, nồn, nõn, nọn
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