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沈復

简沈复 · 繁沈復

Mandarin · pinyin Shěn Fù

Shen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six Records of a Floating Life 浮生六記 Fú Shēng Liù Jì

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沈: shěn · chén · sink, submerge; addicted to; surname
復: Look up this written character
复: fù · return; repeat; repeatedly

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3–4 · Shen3 Fu4

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sam2 fuk6

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