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方言

fāng yán

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

fāng yán · fong1 jin4 (Jyutping)

  1. the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄[Yang2 Xiong2] in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
  2. topolect
  3. dialect

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Character breakdown

方

Meaning
a square, rectangle; a region; local
Radical
方
Strokes
4
Components
⿱亠?
Cangjie
YHS
Four-corner
0022.7

言

Meaning
words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
Radical
言
Strokes
7
Components
⿱亠⿱二口
Cangjie
YMMR
Four-corner
0060.1

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