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人丁

Mandarin · pinyin rén dīng

number of people in a family
population
(old) adult males
male servants

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
丁: dīng · male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem

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2–1 · ren2 ding1

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noun

adult males
people; population (people living within a political or geographical boundary)
male servants

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