Chinese

手段

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯än⁵¹/
procedure; method; means (to an end)
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
  • characterChinese段 “section; piece; division”
    • soundChinese厂 “cliff; habitable cave on a cliff”
    • meaningChinese殳 “shu (an ancient Chinese weapon)”
      • ideaChinese𠘧 “used in 𠘧𠘧; refers to the wings of a bird in flight (according to the Shuowen Jiezi)”
      • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”

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