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劉少奇

简刘少奇 · 繁劉少奇

Mandarin · pinyin Liú Shào qí

Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution

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劉: Look up this written character
少: shǎo · few, less, inadequate
奇: qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
刘: liú · surname; kill, destroy

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2–4–2 · Liu2 Shao4 qi2

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