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CHINESE CHARACTER
zhàn
战
战
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war; fight
- Numbered pinyin
- zhan4
- English meanings
- war; battle; to fight; to tremble
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constitute
spread; exhibit; develop
towering; brand-new
to behead (as form of capital punishment)
daub
deep; clear
measure word (general)
small cup; lamp
look forward/up; gaze
to stand
sticky
burst open; bloom
to dip in (ink
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Related words
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- 战争
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