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舟

ㄓㄡ

zhōu

boat
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  • 舟
    ㄓㄡ

    zhōu

    boat

    • ?

      • ⺆

        • 丨
          ㄍㄨㄣ ˇ

          gǔn

          line

        • ㇆

      • 丶
        ㄓㄨ ˇ

        zhǔ

        dot

    • ?

      • ⺀

        • 丶
          ㄓㄨ ˇ

          zhǔ

          dot

      • 一
        ㄧ

        yī

        one

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