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劉毅

简刘毅 · 繁劉毅

Mandarin · pinyin Liú Yì

Liu Yi (-285), famous incorruptible official of Western Jin dynasty the Western Jin dynasty 西晉 Xī Jìn (265-316)
Liu Yi (-412), general of Eastern Jin dynasty 東晉 Dōng Jìn (317-420)

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劉: Look up this written character
毅: yì · resolute, decisive, firm, persist
刘: liú · surname; kill, destroy

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2–4 · Liu2 Yi4

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