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韋德

简韦德 · 繁韋德

Mandarin · pinyin Wéi dé

Wade (name)
Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), sinologist 威妥瑪 Wēi Tuǒ mǎ

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德: dé · ethics, morality, virtue
韦: wéi · tanned leather; surname; simplified form of Kangxi radical 178

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2–2 · Wei2 de2

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