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亨利

Mandarin · pinyin Hēng lì

Henry (name)
henry (unit of inductance)

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亨: hēng · smoothly, progressing, no trouble
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit

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1–4 · Heng1 li4

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name

a transliteration of the English or French male given name and surname Henry or Henri

classifier

(physics) henry (unit of inductance)

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