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释名
Shì míng
What 释名 means
- "Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning
The characters in 释名
- 释shìto explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼
- 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
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