喚作

简 唤作 · 繁 喚作
Mandarin · pinyin huàn zuò

Meanings

  1. to be called
  2. to be known as
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作
zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
唤
huàn · call
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4–4 · huan4 zuo4

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