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Mandarin · pinyin Bó Yì kǎo

Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 Zhōu Wén wáng and elder brother of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 Zhōu Wǔ wáng

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伯: bó · older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
邑: yì · area; district; city; state; Kangxi radical 163
考: kǎo · examine, test; investigate

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2–4–3 · Bo2 Yi4 kao3

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