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何
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hé
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- what
- how
- why
- which
- carry
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何
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hè
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 荷 (“to carry”).
- Original form of 荷 (“to carry”).
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何
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hē
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 呵 (“to scold; to criticise; to denounce”).
- Original form of 呵 (“to scold; to criticise; to denounce”).
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西
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Xī
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- the West
- abbr. for Spain 西班牙 Xībānyá
- Spanish
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阿
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Ā
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abbr. for country names that begin with 阿 ā: Algeria 阿爾及利亞 Āěrjílìyà, Afghanistan 阿富汗 Āfùhàn etc
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阿
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ā
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- prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
- used in transliteration
- also pr. à
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阿
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ē
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(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
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