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Translingual
Stroke order
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Han character
架 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 大口木 (KRD), four-corner 46904, composition ⿱加木)
Derived characters
See also
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 517, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14586
- Dae Jaweon: page 905, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1190, character 7
- Unihan data for U+67B6
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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妿
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*kaːl, *qaːl
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賀
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*ɡaːls
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迦
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*ka, *kal, *kraːl
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茄
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*ɡa, *ɡal, *kraːl
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伽
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*ɡa, *ɡal
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枷
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*ɡa, *ɡal, *kraːl
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嘉
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*kraːl
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加
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*kraːl
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笳
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*kraːl
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痂
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*kraːl
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袈
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*kraːl
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跏
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*kraːl
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珈
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*kraːl
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鴐
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*kraːl
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架
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*kraːls
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駕
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*kraːls
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瘸
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*ɡʷal
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kraːls) : phonetic 加 (OC *kraːl) + semantic 木 (“tree, wood”) – a wooden prop.
Etymology 1
Cognate with Burmese ကြာ (kra, “to last, take time”) (Hill (2019), p. 205).
Pronunciation
Note:
- ga4 - literary;
- gor4 - vernacular.
Note:
- Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taiwan:
- kè - vernacular;
- kà - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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架
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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5883
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Phonetic component
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加
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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駕
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Old Chinese
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/*kraːls/
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Notes
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與閣同源。見詩鄭箋,禮記作枷
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Definitions
架
- rack; stand; prop; frame; framework
- to prop up; to support
- to put up; to construct; to frame
- quarrel; fight
- Classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios, etc. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- 一架飛機/一架飞机 ― yī jià fēijī ― an airplane
- (dialectal) Classifier for vehicles. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
- 一架車/一架车 [Cantonese] ― jat1 gaa3 ce1 ― a car
- 一架單車/一架单车 [Cantonese] ― jat1 gaa3 daan1 ce1 ― a bike
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
架 (“(classifier for airplanes)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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架
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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架
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Taiwan
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架, 臺
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Chengde
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架
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Chifeng
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架
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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架
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Heihe
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架
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Qiqihar
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架
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Harbin
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架
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Jiamusi
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架
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Baicheng
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架
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Changchun
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架
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Tonghua
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架
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Shenyang
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架
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Jinzhou
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架
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Singapore
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架
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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架
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Tangshan
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架
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Cangzhou
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架
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Baoding
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架
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Shijiazhuang
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架
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Lijin
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架
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Jinan
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架
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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架
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Dandong
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架
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Yantai
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架
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Yantai (Muping)
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架
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Qingdao
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架
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Zhucheng
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架
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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架
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Lingbao
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架
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Jining
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架
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Linfen
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架
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Shangqiu
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架
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Yuanyang
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架
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Zhengzhou
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架
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Xinyang
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架
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Baihe
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架
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Xi'an
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架
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Baoji
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架
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Tianshui
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架
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Xining
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架
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Xuzhou
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架
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Fuyang
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架
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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架
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Lanzhou
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架
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Dunhuang
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架
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Hami
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架
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Ürümqi
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架
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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架
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Nanchong
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架
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Dazhou
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架
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Hanyuan
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架
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Xichang
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架
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Zigong
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架
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Chongqing
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架
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Wuhan
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架
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Yichang
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架
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Xiangyang
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架
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Tianmen
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架
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Guiyang
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架
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Zunyi
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架
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Bijie
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架
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Liping
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架
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Zhaotong
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架
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Dali
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架
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Kunming
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架
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Mengzi
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架
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Guilin
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架
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Liuzhou
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架
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Jishou
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架
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Changde
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架
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Hanzhong
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架
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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架, 掛, 部
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Yangzhou
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架
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Lianyungang
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架
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Lianshui
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架
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Nantong
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架
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Anqing
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架
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Wuhu
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架
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Hefei
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架
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Hong'an
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架
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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架
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Hong Kong
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架, 隻, 部
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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架
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Macau
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架
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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架
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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架
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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架
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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架
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Foshan
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架
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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隻
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Foshan (Shunde)
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架
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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架
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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架
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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架
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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架
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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架
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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架
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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架
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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架
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Taishan
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架
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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架
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Enping (Niujiang)
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架
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Heshan (Yayao)
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架
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Dongguan
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架
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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架
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Gan
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Nanchang
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架
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Lichuan
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架
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Pingxiang
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架
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Hakka
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Meixian
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架
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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架
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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架
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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架
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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架
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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架
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Raoping (Xinfeng)
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隻
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Yudu
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架
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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隻
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Shexian
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架
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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架
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Yangyuan
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架
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Datong
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架
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Xinzhou
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架
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Lüliang (Lishi)
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架
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Changzhi
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架
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Linhe
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架
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Jining
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架
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Hohhot
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架
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Erenhot
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架
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Pingshan
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架
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Zhangjiakou
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架
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Handan
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架
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Linzhou
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架
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Suide
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架
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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架
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Fuqing
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架
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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隻, 頂, 架
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Quanzhou
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隻
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Jinjiang
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隻
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Yongchun
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隻
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Zhangping (Yongfu)
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架
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Leizhou
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架
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Haikou
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架
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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架, 部
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Wu
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Shanghai
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隻
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Danyang
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架
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Hangzhou
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架
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Wenzhou
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架
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Jinhua
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隻
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Xiang
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Changsha
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架
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Loudi
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架
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Dialectal synonyms of
架 (“(classifier for ladders)”)
Dialectal synonyms of
輛 (“(classifier for vehicles)”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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輛, 部
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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輛, 掛 >
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Taiwan
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輛, 臺
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Malaysia
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輛
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Singapore
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輛
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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輛, 掛 >
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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輛, 部
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Xi'an
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輛, 掛 >
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Xining
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輛
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Xuzhou
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輛, 部
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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輛
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Ürümqi
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輛, 部
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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架, 掛, 輛
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Wuhan
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乘, 部
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Guiyang
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部
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Liuzhou
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部
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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部, 輛, 掛 dated
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Yangzhou
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掛, 輛
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Hefei
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掛, 架
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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架, 部
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Hong Kong
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架, 部
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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架
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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架
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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架
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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架
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Macau
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架
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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架
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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架
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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架
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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架
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Foshan
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架
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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架
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Foshan (Shunde)
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架
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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架
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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架
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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架
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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架
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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部
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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架
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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架
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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架
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Taishan
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架
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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架
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Enping (Niujiang)
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架
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Heshan (Yayao)
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架
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Dongguan
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架
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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架
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Yangjiang
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架
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Nanning
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架
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Danzhou
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架
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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堂
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Gan
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Nanchang
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隻, 部
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Pingxiang
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部
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Hakka
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Meixian
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輛, 架
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Xingning
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架
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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輛
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Huiyang
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架
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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架
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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架
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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架
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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輛
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Heyuan (Bendihua)
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架
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Wengyuan
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輛
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Liannan
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架, 部
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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架
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Jiexi
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輛
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Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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輛
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Changting
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架
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Wuping (Yanqian)
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輛
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Ninghua
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輛
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Ningdu
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部
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Tonggu (Sandu)
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部
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Ganzhou (Panlong)
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頂
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Dayu
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部, 輛
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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臺
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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臺
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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臺, 輛
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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臺
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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臺, 輛
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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輛
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Hong Kong
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架
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Yangxi (Tangkou)
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部
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Yangchun (Sanjia)
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部
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Xinyi (Sihe)
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部
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Xinyi (Qianpai)
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部
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Gaozhou (Xindong)
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架
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Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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架
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Huazhou (Xin'an)
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部
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Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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部
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Mengshan (Xihe)
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部, 個
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Luchuan
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架
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Senai (Huiyang)
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床
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Singkawang
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輛, 臺, 堂
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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部
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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輛, 掛 >, 部
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Xinzhou
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輛
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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架
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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架, 部
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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架
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Fuqing
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架, 門
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Yongtai
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架
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Gutian
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架
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Fu'an
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架
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Ningde
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架
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Shouning
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部
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Zhouning
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篷
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Fuding
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架
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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頂, 部, 把, 隻
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Xiamen (Tong'an)
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頂
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Quanzhou
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頂, 把, 隻
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Jinjiang
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把, 頂
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Yongchun
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頂
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Zhangzhou
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頂, 隻
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Zhangpu
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頂
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Tainan
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臺
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Penang (Hokkien)
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頂
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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頂
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Manila (Hokkien)
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頂
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Pingnan (Shangdu)
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架
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Chaozhou
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張, 隻
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Raoping
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張
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Shantou
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隻
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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隻
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Haifeng
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輛, 部
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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隻
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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隻
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Singapore (Teochew)
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頂, 張
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Leizhou
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架
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Wenchang
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架
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Haikou
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架, 場
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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架, 部
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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架
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Wu
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Shanghai
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部
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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部
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Suzhou
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部
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Danyang
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部
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Hangzhou
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部, 輛
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Ningbo
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部
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Wenzhou
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部, 把 †
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Jinhua
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部
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Xiang
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Changsha
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部, 張 †, 把 †
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Loudi
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部
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Shuangfeng
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間, 部
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Note
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> - large vehicles; † - large handcarts
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Compounds
Etymology 2
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to 下 (khē/khě/hē/hě/hēe/hiěe, “to put; to place”)?”
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Pronunciation
Definitions
架
- (Southern Min) to place; to put; to rest on
References
- “架”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “架”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 103.
Japanese
Kanji
架
(Jōyō kanji)
- construct
- build
- raise
- install
- undergird
- support
Readings
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
架 • (ka)
- a rack; a mount; a stand
Counter
架 • (-ka)
- flat framed items
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 架 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 架, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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References
Korean
Hanja
架 • (ga) (hangeul 가, revised ga, McCune–Reischauer ka, Yale ka)
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Vietnamese
Han character
架: Hán Nôm readings: giá, dứa, gá, rớ
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