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項羽

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Mandarin · pinyin Xiàng Yǔ

Xiang Yu the Conqueror (232-202 BC), warlord defeated by first Han emperor

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羽: yǔ · feather, plume; wings; Kangxi radical 124
项: xiàng · neck, nape of neck; sum; funds

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4–3 · Xiang4 Yu3

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