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CHINESE CHARACTER
wèn
問
問
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ask; inquire
- Numbered pinyin
- wen4
- English meanings
- to ask; to inquire; to ask after; to examine
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
kiss
formal
warm; temperature
plague; epidemic
firm
disorderly; confused
lines; texture; pattern
mosquito
ask
smell
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- 問題
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