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What does 'xing' in adsotrans dictionary mean?

I have downloaded the Adsotrans Chinese-English dictionary add-ons on Pleco, and when I search for 松茸 this came up. Other result may annotate translations as noun, adj, verb etc. but I have never seen ...
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When handwriting, is there a standard way of indicating a less-common pronunciation due to 多音字?

When handwriting English, I write z with a slash through it (Ƶ/ƶ) to distinguish it from 2. I'm wondering if there is analogous notation for highlighting a less-common pronunciation due to 多音字 ("...
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What does the notation 【方】 mean in a Chinese dictionary?

In a dictionary entry reading… saggy adj.【方】下垂的;垂曲的;中陷的。 …, what does the notation 【方】 mean? (Other examples of this notation that I understand include “【美俗】” (American slang), “【解剖】” (anatomy), and ...
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Is "(t 某某, s 某某)" accepted notation for showing traditional and simplified characters together?

I've never come across the notation "(t 某某, s 某某)" to indicate traditional and simplified Chinese characters together, so I was quite confused when I came across this on the Wikipedia page ...
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What is the name of this tonal marking system?

What is the name of this tonal marking system? please do not try to explain the picture - the picture is clear enough itself.
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Do the notations ⅃⅃⅃ ___ LLL mean anything?

There are some notations above the characters: ⅃⅃⅃ ___ LLL 大 人 国 Do these notations mean anything?
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Notations For Typo Corrections In Chinese Texts

English typo corrections work kind of like this: yeah, it's really food *good where an asterisk marks a correction from the above line. What Notations Are There For Typo Corrections In Chinese ...