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劉淵

简刘渊 · 繁劉淵

Mandarin · pinyin Liú Yuān

Liu Yuan (c. 251–310), warlord at the end of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉 Xī Jìn, founder of Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms 成漢 Chéng Hàn (304–347)

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刘: liú · surname; kill, destroy
渊: yuān · surge up, bubble up, gush forth

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