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CHINESE CHARACTER
chǎn
阐
阐
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explain
- Numbered pinyin
- chan3
- English meanings
- to explain; to expound; to clarify
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produce
to take by the arm and assist
support by arm; mix
murmuring
Zen; meditation
tangle
spade
tremble
greedy
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Related words
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- 阐明
- 阐述
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- 阐发