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人馬座

简人马座 · 繁人馬座

Mandarin · pinyin Rén mǎ zuò

Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
馬: Look up this written character
座: zuò · seat; stand, base
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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2–3–4 · Ren2 ma3 zuo4

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jan4 maa5 zo6

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(astronomy) Sagittarius

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