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二里頭

简二里头 · 繁二里頭

Mandarin · pinyin Èr lǐ tou

Erlitou (Xia dynasty 夏朝 Xià cháo archaeological site at Yanshi 偃師 Yǎn shī in Luoyang 洛陽 Luò yáng, Henan)

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二: èr · two; twice
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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4–3–5 · Er4 li3 tou5

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(～村) Erlitou (a village in Yanshi district, Luoyang, Henan, China), site of the Erlitou culture, sometimes identified with the Xia dynasty

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