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斯

Mandarin · pinyin sī#

(phonetic)
this

Mandarin · pinyin Sī#

Slovakia
Slovak
abbr. for 斯洛伐克 Sī luò fá kè

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斯: sī · this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle

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character · Etymology 1

(Classical) this; these; here
(Classical) then; thus
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) emphatic particle
a surname
Used in transcription.
Used in transcription. — (Mainland China) short for 斯大林 (Sīdàlín, “Stalin”)

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete) original form of 撕 (sī, “to lop off”)

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