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唐高宗

Mandarin · pinyin Táng Gāo zōng

Emperor Gaozong of Tang, reign name of third Tang emperor Li Zhi 李治 Lǐ Zhì (628-683), reigned 649-683

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唐: táng · Tang dynasty; Chinese
高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
宗: zōng · lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan

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2–1–1 · Tang2 Gao1 zong1

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