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Translingual
Han character
尋 (Kangxi radical 41, 寸+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 尸一一口戈 (SMMRI), four-corner 17346, composition ⿳彐⿰工口寸(GJV) or ⿳⿻コ一⿰工口寸(HTK))
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 295, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7447
- Dae Jaweon: page 586, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 510, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5C0B
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 襑
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*l̥ʰuːmʔ, *ljum
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| 憳
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*l̥ʰuːmʔ
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| 蕁
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*l'uːm
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| 撏
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*zluːm, *ɦljom, *ljum
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| 燖
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*ljom, *ljum
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| 尋
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*ljum
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| 潯
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*ljum
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| 樳
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*ljum
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| 鄩
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*ljum
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Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 工 (“work”) + 口 (“mouth, talk”) + 又 (“hand”) + 寸 (“hand”) – to seek out, with hands and mouth (asking).
Note that top hand is not in 又 shape, but rather resembles 彐; this is an earlier form of hand (fingers); see etymology of 又.
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
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Definitions
(deprecated template usage) 尋
- to seek; to search; to look for
- ancient
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
找 (“to look for, to seek, to search for”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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求, 尋, 覓1
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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找, 尋找, 尋覓
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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找
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| Taiwan
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找
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| Chengde
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找
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| Chifeng
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找
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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找
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| Heihe
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找
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| Qiqihar
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找
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| Harbin
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找
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| Jiamusi
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找
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| Baicheng
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找
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| Changchun
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找
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| Tonghua
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找
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| Shenyang
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找
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| Jinzhou
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找
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| Malaysia
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找
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| Singapore
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找
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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找
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| Tangshan
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找
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| Cangzhou
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找
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| Baoding
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找
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| Shijiazhuang
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找
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| Lijin
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找
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| Jinan
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找
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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找
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| Dandong
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找
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| Yantai
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找
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| Yantai (Muping)
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找
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| Qingdao
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找
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| Zhucheng
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找
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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尋, 找
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| Lingbao
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尋
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| Jining
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找
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| Wanrong
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尋
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| Linfen
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尋
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| Shangqiu
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找, 尋
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| Yuanyang
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尋
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| Zhengzhou
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找
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| Xinyang
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找
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| Baihe
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找
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| Xi'an
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尋, 找
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| Baoji
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找, 尋
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| Tianshui
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找, 尋
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| Xining
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尋
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| Xuzhou
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找
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| Fuyang
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找
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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找
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| Lanzhou
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找
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| Dunhuang
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找
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| Hami
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找
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| Ürümqi
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找
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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找
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| Nanchong
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找
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| Dazhou
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找
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| Hanyuan
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找
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| Xichang
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找
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| Zigong
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找
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| Chongqing
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找
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| Wuhan
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找, 尋
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| Yichang
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找
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| Xiangyang
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找
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| Tianmen
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找, 尋
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| Guiyang
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找
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| Zunyi
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找
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| Bijie
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找
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| Liping
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找
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| Zhaotong
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找
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| Dali
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找
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| Kunming
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找
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| Mengzi
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尾
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| Guilin
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找
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| Liuzhou
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找
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| Changde
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找
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| Hanzhong
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找
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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找
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| Yangzhou
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找
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| Lianyungang
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找
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| Lianshui
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找
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| Nantong
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找
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| Anqing
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找
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| Wuhu
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找
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| Hefei
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找
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| Hong'an
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找
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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搵2
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| Hong Kong
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搵2
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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搵2
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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尋
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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搵2
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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搵2
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| Macau
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搵2
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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搵2
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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搵2
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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搵2
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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搵2
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| Foshan
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搵2
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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搵2
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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搵2
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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搵2
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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搵2
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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搵2
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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搵2
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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搵2
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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搵2
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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搵2
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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搵2
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| Taishan
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搵2, 搵3
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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搵2, 搵3
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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搵2
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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搵2
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| Dongguan
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搵2
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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尋, 搵2
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| Qingyuan
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搵2
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| Fogang
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搵2
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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搵2
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| Yangshan
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搵2
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| Shaoguan
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搵2
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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搵2
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| Renhua
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搵2
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| Lechang
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搵2
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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搵2
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| Sihui
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搵2
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| Guangning
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搵2
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| Deqing
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搵2
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| Huaiji
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搵2
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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搵2
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| Yunfu
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搵2
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| Xinxing
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搵2
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| Luoding
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搵2
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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搵2
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| Yangjiang
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搵2
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| Xinyi
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搵2
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| Lianjiang
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搵2
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| Wuchuan (Wuyang)
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尋
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| Nanning
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搵2
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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搵2
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| Penang (Guangfu)
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搵2
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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搵2
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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尋, 找
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| Lichuan
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尋
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| Pingxiang
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尋
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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尋
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| Xingning
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尋
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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尋
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| Huidong (Daling)
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尋
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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尋
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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尋
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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搵2
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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尋
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| Zijin
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尋
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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尋
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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尋
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| Liannan
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尋
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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尋
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| Jiexi
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尋
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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尋
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| Changting
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尋
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| Wuping
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尋
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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尋
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
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尋
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| Liancheng
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尋
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| Ninghua
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尋
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| Yudu
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尋
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| Ningdu
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尋
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| Ruijin
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尋
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| Shicheng
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尋
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
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尋
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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尋
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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尋
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| Dayu
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尋
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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尋
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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尋
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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尋
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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尋
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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尋
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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尋
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| Hong Kong
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尋
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
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搵2, 跟
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
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搵2
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| Xinyi (Sihe)
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跟
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
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跟
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| Gaozhou (Xindong)
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跟
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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跟
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| Huazhou (Xin'an)
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跟
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| Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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跟
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| Lianjiang (Qingping)
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跟
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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尋
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| Luchuan
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尋
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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尋
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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尋
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| Shexian
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尋
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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尋, 找
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| Yangyuan
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找, 尋
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| Datong
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尋
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| Xinzhou
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尋
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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尋
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| Changzhi
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找, 尋
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| Linhe
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找, 尋
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| Jining
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找
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| Hohhot
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找, 尋
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| Erenhot
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找
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| Pingshan
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找
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| Zhangjiakou
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找
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| Handan
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找
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| Linzhou
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找
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| Suide
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尋
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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撈
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| Songxi
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撈
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| Zhenghe
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撈
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| Jianyang
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撈
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| Wuyishan
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撈
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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撈
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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討, 尋
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| Fuzhou (Changle)
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討
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| Fuqing
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討
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| Yongtai
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討
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| Gutian
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討, 撈
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| Pingnan
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撈
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| Fu'an
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揣
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| Ningde
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尋
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| Xiapu
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揣
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| Zherong
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揣
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| Shouning
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撈
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| Zhouning
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揣
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| Fuding
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揣
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| Matsu
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討
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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討
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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揣, 覓1
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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揣
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| Quanzhou
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揣, 覓1
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| Jinjiang
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揣
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| Shishi
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揣
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| Yongchun
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揣
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| Zhangzhou
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揣, 覓1
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| Zhao'an
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揣
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| Taipei
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揣
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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揣
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| Kaohsiung
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揣
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| Yilan
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揣
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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揣
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| Taichung
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揣
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| Tainan
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揣
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| Hsinchu
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揣
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| Kinmen
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揣
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| Penghu (Magong)
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揣
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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揣
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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揣
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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揣
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| Longyan
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揣
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| Datian
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揣
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| Chaozhou
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揣
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| Shantou
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揣
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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揣
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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揣
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| Jieyang
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揣
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| Haifeng
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揣
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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揣
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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揣
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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揣
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| Leizhou
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覓3
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| Wenchang
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覓3, 揣
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| Haikou
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覓3
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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覓3
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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揣
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
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撈
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| Sanming (Sanyuan)
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撈
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| Sanming (Shaxian)
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撈
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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搵2
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| Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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搵2
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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尋
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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尋
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| Suzhou
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尋
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| Kunshan
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尋
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| Taicang
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尋
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| Qidong
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尋
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| Haimen (Sijia)
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尋
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| Danyang
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尋
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| Jingjiang
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找
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| Huzhou
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尋
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| Hangzhou
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尋
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| Hangzhou (Xiaoshan)
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尋
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| Tonglu (Wusheng)
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尋
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| Zhuji
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尋
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| Shengzhou
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尋
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| Ningbo
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尋
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| Cixi
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尋
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| Wenzhou
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尋
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| Jinhua
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尋
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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尋
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| Loudi
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尋
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| Shuangfeng
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尋
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Compounds
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Etymology 2
See 尋日／寻日.
Pronunciation
Definitions
(deprecated template usage) 尋
- (Cantonese) yesterday
Compounds
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(deprecated template usage)
Japanese
Kanji
尋
(Jōyō kanji)
- fathom
Readings
Korean
Hanja
尋 (eum 심 (sim))
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Vietnamese
Han character
尋: Hán Nôm readings: tầm, tìm, tùm, chầm
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