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釋名 (sik1 ming4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

釋名 (sik1 ming4, Shì míng) — "Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 釋囚 (sik1 cau4) — ex-convicts;ex-prisoner; discharged prisoners; released prisoners
• 釋 (sik1) — to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼Shìjiāmóuní [释迦牟尼]); Buddhism; to…
• 釋俗 (sik1 zuk6) — to explain in simple terms
• 釋典 (sik1 din2) — Buddhist doctrine; sutras
• 釋出 (sik1 ceot1) — to release; to make available; to liberate; disengagement
• 釋卷 (sik1 gyun2) — to stop reading

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