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黃土高原

简 黄土高原 · 繁 黃土高原
Mandarin · pinyin Huáng tǔ Gāo yuán

Meanings

  1. Loess Plateau of northwest China
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Characters in this entry

黃
huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
土
tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
高
gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
原
yuán · source, origin, beginning
黄
huáng · yellow; surname
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2–3–1–2 · Huang2 tu3 Gao1 yuan2

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wong4 tou2 gou1 jyun4

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name

  1. the Loess Plateau

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