祥符

Mandarin · pinyin Xiáng fú

Meanings

  1. see 祥符區 Xiáng fú Qū
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祥
xiáng · good luck, good omen; happiness
符
fú · i.d. tag, tally, symbol, charm
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2–2 · Xiang2 fu2

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