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圖書

简图书 · 繁圖書

Mandarin · pinyin tú shū

books (in a library or bookstore)
Classifier: 本 běn, 冊 cè, 部 bù

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書: Look up this written character
图: tú · diagram; chart, map, picture
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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2–1 · tu2 shu1

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tou4 syu1

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noun · Etymology 1

books (as a collective term)
(Wu, dated) seal; chop; stamp (device for stamping designs, or indentation or imprint made by stamping)

name · Etymology 2

Yellow River Map and Nine Halls Diagram

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