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南宮

简南宫 · 繁南宮

Mandarin · pinyin Nán gōng

two-character surname Nangong
see 南宮市 Nán gōng Shì

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
宮: Look up this written character
宫: gōng · palace

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2–1 · Nan2 gong1

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(～市) Nangong (a county-level city of Xingtai, Hebei, China)
a Chinese compound surname

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