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CHINESE CHARACTER
zhàng
杖
杖
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cane; staff
- Numbered pinyin
- zhang4
- English meanings
- cane; walking stick; rod; staff
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
zhang (unit of length); husband
battle; rely on
screen-like peak
curtain; tent; mosquito net
measure word (general)
open; sheet; Zhang
manifest; praise
palm; control
rise
measure word (general)
swollen
bill
long
barrier; block
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