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揾

wěn

Character Traditional 搵

What 揾 means

1. to look for (Cantonese)
2. Mandarin equivalent: {找|zhǎo}

Other readings

揾 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• wènto wipe away (tears); to press with one's fingers; to soak

Words starting with 揾

• 揾钱wèn qián(dialect) to make money
• 揾食wèn shíto earn one's living (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 谋生

Sounds the same

Read wěn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 稳settled; steady; stable
• 吻kiss; to kiss; mouth
• 紊involved; tangled; disorderly
• 刎cut across (throat)
• 呡the corners of the mouth; the lips
• 忞disorderly; messy; chaotic

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