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矜鉴
jīn​jiàn

honorific salutation in mourning letters

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 矜 jīn
    to pity
    (bound form) to pity; to commiserate; to show sympathy
  2. 鉴 鑒 jiàn
    [correspondence]
    (literary) a polite term used in letter writing after the recipient's name, meaning "please look at this" or "for your perusal"
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