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上顎正門齒

简上颚正门齿 · 繁上顎正門齒

Mandarin · pinyin shàng è zhèng mén chǐ

maxillary central incisor

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
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正: zhèng · right, proper, correct
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
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颚: è · jaw
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
齿: chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211

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4–4–4–2–3 · shang4 e4 zheng4 men2 chi3

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