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太陽黑子

简太阳黑子 · 繁太陽黑子

Mandarin · pinyin tài yáng hēi zǐ

sunspot

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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4–2–1–3 · tai4 yang2 hei1 zi3

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noun

(astronomy) sunspot

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