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硯兄

简砚兄 · 繁硯兄

Mandarin · pinyin yàn xiōng

senior fellow student

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硯: Look up this written character
兄: xiōng · elder brother
砚: yàn · inkstone

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4–1 · yan4 xiong1

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jin6 hing1

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