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Glyph T1010 - CHAN/KAN

CHAN/KAN (chan/kan) (T1010) > n. "four"; cardinal number

<> (JM) Homophonous or semi-homophonous with chaan/kaan  "sky" and chan/kan  "snake." Represents a portrait of the Sun God, with infix T544 K'IN.

(PM) CHAN/KAN (chan/kan) (T1010) > n. "four"; cardinal number <> Homophonous or semi-homophonous with chan/ka'an  "sky" and chan/kan  "snake." Represents a portrait of the Sun God, with infix T544 K'IN.

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