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丹稜縣

简丹棱县 · 繁丹稜縣

Mandarin · pinyin Dān líng Xiàn

Danling, a county in Meishan City 眉山市 Méi shān Shì, Sichuan

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丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
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縣: Look up this written character
棱: léng · squared timber; angle, edge
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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1–2–4 · Dan1 ling2 Xian4

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