缄 (緘) jiān

  1. jiān noun letter
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '緘'; Guoyu '緘' n 2; Kroll 2015 '緘' 4, p. 195; Unihan '緘')
  2. jiān noun to close; to seal
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '緘'; Guoyu '緘' v 2; Kroll 2015 '緘' 3, p. 195; Mathews 1931 '緘', p. 113; Unihan '緘')
  3. jiān noun a strap
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '緘' n 1; Kroll 2015 '緘' 1, p. 195)
  4. jiān verb keep the mouth closed
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '緘' 3a, p. 195)
  5. jiān verb to store
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '緘' 5, p. 195)
  6. jiān noun to bind
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '緘' v 1; Kroll 2015 '緘' 2, p. 195; Mathews 1931 '緘', p. 113; Unihan '緘')

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