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增長天

简增长天 · 繁增長天

Mandarin · pinyin Zēng zhǎng tiān

Virudhaka (one of the Heavenly Kings)

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增: zēng · increase, add to, augment
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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1–3–1 · Zeng1 zhang3 tian1

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