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包巾

bāo jīn

2-character word

What 包巾 means

1. headscarf
2. turban

The characters in 包巾

• 包bāoto cover; to wrap; to hold
• 巾jīntowel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old)

Sounds the same

Read bāo jīn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 包金to gild; (old) wages paid to a performer or a troupe by a theater

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