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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: tān
Preclassic Old Chinese: thǝ̄mʔ
Classic Old Chinese: thǝ̄́m
Western Han Chinese: thǝ̄́m
Eastern Han Chinese: thǝ̄́m
Early Postclassic Chinese: thǝ̄́m
Middle Postclassic Chinese: thǝ̄́m
Late Postclassic Chinese: thǝ̄́m
Middle Chinese: thл́m
English meaning : numerous
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0645 b
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *thǝ̄mH
Meaning: many, numerous
Chinese: *thǝ̄mʔ numerous.
Kachin: tham1 to grow, multiply.
Lushai: tam much, many, KC *tam.
Comments: Sh. 48. Cf. PAA *tu:m 'all, numerous', Tai *thom 'numerous, plentiful'.
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