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吳晗

简吴晗 · 繁吳晗

Mandarin · pinyin Wú Hán

Wu Han (1909-1969), historian, author of biography of Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, hounded to his death together with several members of his family during the cultural revolution

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晗: hán · pre-dawn
吴: wú · name of warring state; surname

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2–2 · Wu2 Han2

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