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Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)HSK 3

解 (xiè)

surname Xie; acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)

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xiè

HSK 3

Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)

surname Xie; acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)

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懈

xiè

HSK 7

忄(heart)

lax; negligent

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廨

xiè

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广(shelter)

(bound form) government office

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澥

xiè

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氵(water)

(of porridge etc) to become watery; (dialect) to thin (porridge etc) by adding water etc

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獬

xiè

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犭(dog)

see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]

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蟹

xiè

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虫(insect)

crab

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邂

xiè

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辶(walking)

used in 邂逅[xie4 hou4]

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