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加拉罕

Mandarin · pinyin Jiā lā hǎn

Leo Karakhan (1889-1937), Soviet ambassador to China 1921-26, executed in Stalin's 1937 purge

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
罕: hǎn · rare, scarce; surname

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1–1–3 · Jia1 la1 han3

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