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方言
fāngyán
1. dialect
HSK 6 Common • Top 13%

Character Breakdown

方
fāng
square, rectangle; side; region; flag
HSK 3 4 丶
言
yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
HSK 4 7 丶

Alternate Entries

方言
Fāngyán
the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong [[揚雄|扬雄<YángXióng>]] in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
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