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曹丕

Mandarin · pinyin Cáo Pī

Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher

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曹: cáo · ministry officials; surname
丕: pī · great, grand, glorious, distinguished

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2–1 · Cao2 Pi1

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