住友

Mandarin · pinyin Zhù yǒu

Meanings

  1. Sumitomo, Japanese company
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住
zhù · reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
友
yǒu · friend, companion; fraternity
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4–3 · Zhu4 you3

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