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拉辛

Mandarin · pinyin Lā xīn

Jean Racine (1639-1699), French dramatist

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拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
辛: xīn · bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem; Kangxi radical 160

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1–1 · La1 xin1

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