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唐高祖

Mandarin · pinyin Táng Gāo zǔ

Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵 Lǐ Yuān (566-635), reigned 618-626

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唐: táng · Tang dynasty; Chinese
高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
祖: zǔ · ancestor, forefather; grandfather

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2–1–3 · Tang2 Gao1 zu3

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tong4 gou1 zou2

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