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Mandarin · pinyin liù shàn mén

seat of the government
yamen
(in wuxia stories) special police force

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六: liù · number six
扇: shàn · fan; door panel
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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4–4–2 · liu4 shan4 men2

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