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卡爾·馬克思

简卡尔·马克思 · 繁卡爾·馬克思

Mandarin · pinyin Kǎ ěr · Mǎ kè sī

Karl Marx (1818-1883), German socialist philosopher, political activist and founder of Marxism

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卡: kǎ · card, punch card; calorie
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克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
思: sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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3–3–3–4–1 · Ka3 er3 · Ma3 ke4 si1

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