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闪含语系

Shǎn Hán yǔ xìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Hamito-Semitic family of languages (incl. Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew etc)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-ad95402933f2704d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

閃含語系 闪含语系 [Shan3 Han2 yu3 xi4] /Hamito-Semitic family of languages (incl. Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew etc)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 閃含語系

  • 闪
    shǎn

    to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine

    Shǎn

    surname Shan

  • 含
    hán

    to keep in the mouth / to contain

  • 语
    yǔ

    dialect / language / speech

    yù

    (literary) to tell / to let (sb) know

  • 系
    xì

    to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary) / system / department / faculty / to arrest / to worry

    jì

    to tie / to fasten / to button up

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.