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索爾

简索尔 · 繁索爾

Mandarin · pinyin Suǒ ěr

Thor (Norse god of thunder)

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索: suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
爾: Look up this written character
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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3–3 · Suo3 er3

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