Apostrophe

"Apostrophe" in cmn

撇號 /撇号

piěhào

(the character ’)

省字符

shěngzìfú

(the character ’)

省略符號 /省略符号

shěnglüè fúhào

(the character ’)

隔音符號 /隔音符号

géyīn fúhào

(the character ’)

頓呼 /顿呼

dùnhū

(the character ’)

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