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腊 (là): cured meat; dried meat

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HSK 5noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: cured meat; dried meat
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 12
Radical: 月
Structure: 左右结构

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xī

dried meat (archaic)
to preserve meat

là

cured meat
dried meat
the 12th lunar month

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