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𬙆

Word · VerbTraditional繙

same as 翻; turn over; translate; browse

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb

to turn over; to browse through (books, papers)

formal

Variant form of 翻, used in formal or classical contexts.

Tā他
zài在
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
fān繙
yuè阅
gǔ古
jí籍
 。

He was browsing through ancient books in the library.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
wén文
jiàn件
fān繙
yī一
biàn遍
 ,
kàn看
kan看
yǒu有
méi没
yǒu有
cuò错
wù误
 。

Please flip through the document once to see if there are any errors.

2.

verb

to translate (variant of 翻译)

archaic

Archaic variant rarely used in modern Chinese; 翻 is standard.

Cǐ此
jīng经
yóu由
gāo高
sēng僧
fān繙
yì译
ér而
lái来
 。

This sutra was translated by eminent monks.