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Character:
Modern (Beijing) reading: ruǎn
Preclassic Old Chinese: n(h)orʔ
Classic Old Chinese: n(h)ón
Western Han Chinese: n(h)ón
Eastern Han Chinese: ń(h)ón
Early Postclassic Chinese: ń(h)ón
Middle Postclassic Chinese: ń(h)ón
Late Postclassic Chinese: ń(h)ón
Middle Chinese: ńwén
English meaning : wriggle, move slightly
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *nŭrH (~-ŏrH)
Meaning: move (slightly)
Chinese: *n_orʔ wriggle, move slightly.
Tibetan: nur to change place or posture; to move a little, snur (p., f. bsnur) move out of its place.
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