合 拢

hé lǒngdictionary entry

to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc) / to bring together / (insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings)

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Original source entry:

合攏 合拢 [he2 long3] /to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc)/to bring together/(insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings)/

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Other forms in these source records: 合攏

合
gě
100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗
hé
to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale
拢
lǒng
to gather together; to collect / to approach; to draw near to / to add; to sum up / to comb (hair)

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