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西
Mandarin
lu3, chi3, di2
English
Definitions
brine; salt; crass; halogen; gravy; natural salt; rock; saline soil
Etymology
Notes
A bag from the west
西
; this character was identical to
西
at one point except for the dots which probably indicate salt