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周宣王

Mandarin · pinyin Zhōu Xuān wáng

King Xuan, eleventh King of Zhou, reigned (828-782 BC)

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周: zhōu · Zhou dynasty; circumference
宣: xuān · declare, announce, proclaim
王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname

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1–1–2 · Zhou1 Xuan1 wang2

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zau1 syun1 wong4

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