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duàn

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duàn
  1. 1.to calcine
  2. 2.variant of 锻[duàn]

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  1. 1.to calcine
  2. 2.to refine; to polish
  3. 3.to forge; to shape metal
  4. 4.to temper; to refine

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *toːns): semantic 釒 (“metal”) + phonetic 段 (OC *doːns). Perhaps from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tow (“to hammer, pound”), cognate with Burmese တူ (tu, “hammer”).

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