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周武王姬發

简周武王姬发 · 繁周武王姬發

Mandarin · pinyin Zhōu Wǔ wáng Jī Fā

King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周 Xī Zhōu 1046-771 BC

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周: zhōu · Zhou dynasty; circumference
武: wǔ · military; martial, warlike
王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
姬: jī · beauty; imperial concubine
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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1–3–2–1–1 · Zhou1 Wu3 wang2 Ji1 Fa1

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zau1 mou5 wong4 gei1 faat3

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