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色長

简色长 · 繁色長

Mandarin · pinyin sè zhǎng

head of a division of the music academy of the imperial court

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色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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4–3 · se4 zhang3

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