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Translingual
Han character
翰 (Kangxi radical 124, 羽+10, 16 strokes, cangjie input 十十人尸一 (JJOSM), four-corner 48427, composition ⿰龺⿱𠆢羽)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 958, character 43
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28780
- Dae Jaweon: page 1405, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3353, character 8
- Unihan data for U+7FF0
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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乾
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*kaːn, *ɡran
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漧
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*kaːn
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倝
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*kaːns
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榦
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*kaːns
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韓
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*ɡaːn
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鶾
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*ɡaːn
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翰
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*ɡaːn, *ɡaːns
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瀚
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*ɡaːns
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螒
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*ɡaːns
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雗
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*ɡaːns
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斡
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*qʷaːd
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡaːn, *ɡaːns): phonetic 倝 (OC *kaːns) + semantic 羽 (“feather”).
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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翰
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翰
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翰
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翰
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Reading #
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1/4
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2/4
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3/4
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4/4
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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hàn
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hàn
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hàn
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hàn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hanH ›
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‹ hanH ›
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‹ hanH ›
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‹ hanH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁar/ (MC implies *-s)
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/*ˁar-s/
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/*ˁar-s/
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/*m-kˁar-s/
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English
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white (of a horse)
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pheasant; feather, wing
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high
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prop up, support
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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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翰
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翰
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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3704
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3705
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Phonetic component
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倝
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倝
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Rime group
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元
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元
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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寒
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翰
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡaːn/
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/*ɡaːns/
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Definitions
翰
- † golden pheasant
- † to fly high
- † long and hard feather
- (literary, or in compounds) writing brush
- (literary, or in compounds) writing; literary work
- (literary or polite) letter of correspondence
- (literary) literary talent
- † white horse
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
毛筆 (“calligraphy brush; inkbrush”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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管, 翰
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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毛筆
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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毛筆
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Taiwan
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毛筆
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Ulanhot
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水筆
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Tongliao
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水筆
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Chifeng
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毛筆
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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水筆
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Harbin
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毛筆
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Singapore
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毛筆
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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毛筆
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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水筆, 毛筆
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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毛筆
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Wanrong
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毛筆, 生紅 dated
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Wanrong (Ronghe)
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生胡
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Zhengzhou
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毛筆
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Xi'an
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毛筆, 墨筆, 生活 dated
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Xining
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生活, 筆
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Xuzhou
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毛筆
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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毛筆, 生花 dated
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Bayanhot
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毛筆
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Lanzhou
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生活
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Ürümqi
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毛筆, 生活 dated
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Jimsar
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生活
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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毛筆, 墨筆
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Wuhan
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毛筆, 墨筆 dated
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Guiyang
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墨筆, 毛筆
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Liuzhou
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毛筆
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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墨筆, 毛筆
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Yangzhou
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毛筆
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Hefei
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毛筆, 墨筆
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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毛筆, 墨筆
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Hong Kong
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毛筆
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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毛筆
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Dongguan
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毛筆
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Yangjiang
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毛筆, 墨筆
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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毛筆
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Gan
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Nanchang
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墨筆
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Lichuan
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毛筆
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Pingxiang
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墨筆
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Hakka
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Meixian
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毛筆, 水筆
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Changting
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毛筆
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Wuping
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毛筆
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Ninghua
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筆
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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毛筆, 水筆
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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毛筆, 水筆
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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毛筆, 水筆
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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毛筆, 水筆
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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毛筆, 水筆
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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毛筆, 膨筆, 水筆
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Hong Kong
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毛筆
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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毛筆
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Senai (Huiyang)
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毛筆
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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毛筆
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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毛筆, 筆
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Xinzhou
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毛筆
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Taibus (Baochang)
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毛筆
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Linhe
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毛筆
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Jining
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毛筆
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Hohhot
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毛筆
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Baotou
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毛筆
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Dongsheng
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毛筆
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Haibowan
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毛筆
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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毛筆, 水筆
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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毛筆, 墨筆, 水筆
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Fuzhou (Changle)
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毛筆
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Fuqing
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毛筆, 水筆
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Yongtai
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水筆
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Gutian
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水筆
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Fu'an
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水筆
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Ningde
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墨筆
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Shouning
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墨筆
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Zhouning
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墨筆
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Fuding
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墨筆
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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水筆, 毛筆
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Quanzhou
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毛筆
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Zhangzhou
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水筆, 毛筆
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Penang (Hokkien)
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毛筆
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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毛筆
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Manila (Hokkien)
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毛筆
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Chaozhou
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毛筆, 墨筆
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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毛筆
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Haikou
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毛筆
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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毛筆
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Wu
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Shanghai
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毛筆, 墨筆
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Suzhou
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毛筆, 墨筆
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Danyang
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毛筆, 墨筆
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Hangzhou
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毛筆, 墨筆
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Ningbo
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墨筆
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Wenzhou
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墨筆
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Jinhua
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墨筆, 毛筆
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Xiang
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Changsha
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墨筆
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Loudi
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墨筆
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Shuangfeng
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墨筆, 寫字筆, 筆
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Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
翰
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
翰 • (han) (hangeul 한, revised han, McCune–Reischauer han, Yale han)
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Vietnamese
Han character
翰: Hán Nôm readings: hàn
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