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于丹

Mandarin · pinyin Yú Dān

Yu Dan (1965–), Chinese scholar and author known for popularizing Chinese classical thought

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于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)

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2–1 · Yu2 Dan1

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