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華佗

简华佗 · 繁華佗

Mandarin · pinyin Huà Tuó

Hua Tuo (c. 145–208), physician of the Eastern Han dynasty

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華: Look up this written character
佗: tuó · other, he; surname; a load
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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Hua Tuo (Eastern Han physician)
(～鎮) Huatuo (a town in Qiaocheng district, Bozhou, Anhui, China)

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