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五角大樓

简五角大楼 · 繁五角大樓

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ jiǎo Dà lóu

the Pentagon

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五: wǔ · five; surname
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
樓: Look up this written character
楼: lóu · building of two or more stories

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3–3–4–2 · Wu3 jiao3 Da4 lou2

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Pentagon (headquarters of the United States of America's Department of Defense)

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