quán

  1. quán noun quan; an aromatic herb
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Middle Chinese: tshjwen (Unihan '荃'; Kroll 2015 '荃' 1) For example, 荃提。荃謂荃草。出崑崙山。 'Quanti: this means quan grass from the Kunlun Mountains.' (Collection of Meanings and Terms in Translation, Scroll 3, T 2131 翻譯名義集‧卷第三)
  2. quán noun fine cloth
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Unihan '荃')
  3. quán noun a fish trap
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A variant of 筌 (Kroll 2015 '荃' 2)

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  • 荃提 quan; an aromatic herb

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荃湾段荃法

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