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心臟

简心脏 · 繁心臟

Mandarin · pinyin xīn zàng

heart
Classifier: 顆 kē, 個 gè

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心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
臟: Look up this written character
脏: zàng · internal organs, viscera; dirty

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1–4 · xin1 zang4

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sam1 zong6

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noun

(anatomy) heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个)
heart (the central part of something or some place) (Classifier: 個／个)

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