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Pronunciation: cān
Meaning: food/meal
Etymology:
To crush 歺 又 (also phonetic) + food 食. (associative/ phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 餐 (the same)

Found in:
Li Bai's 宿五松山荀媪家
Li Shen's 悯农

Word of the day on: 06.09.08

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