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努爾哈赤

简努尔哈赤 · 繁努爾哈赤

Mandarin · pinyin Nǔ ěr hā chì

Nurhaci (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金 Hòu Jīn (from 1616)

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努: nǔ · to exert, strive, make an effort; to pout
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哈: hā · sound of laughter
赤: chì · red; bare; Kangxi radical 155
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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3–3–1–4 · Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4

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Nurhaci, an important Jurchen chieftain

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