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khấn

Pronunciation Northern /xən˧˥/ Central /kʰə̰ŋ˩˧/ Southern /kʰəŋ˧˥/
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Pray or beg
Verb
Pray or beg
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
pray; beg Culture & Proper NounsTheme

To speak or think words of prayer to deities, spirits, or deceased ancestors.

vi Bà tôi đang thắp hương và khấn trước bàn thờ.

en My grandmother is lighting incense and praying before the altar.

Parts
懇
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
懇
Candidates by syllable
khấn 懇（𡄩）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
khàn / khẳn / khăn / cầu nguyện …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Same meaning
Starts with this word

khấn vái

Use
cầu khấn / văn khấn
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Words containing this

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Common expressions

cầu khấn
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