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Some characters have multiple pronunciations and definitions–confusing, no?

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Some characters have multiple pronunciations and definitions–confusing, no?

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In some characters, different meanings correspond to different pronunciations. In those cases, there will be commas in the definitions corresponding to the commas in the readings. Here’s an example: 长 (cháng, zhǎng): “long; length, grow; chief” — the “long; length” definition corresponds to cháng, and the zhǎng reading means “grow; chief”.

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