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子集合

Mandarin · pinyin zǐ jí hé

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子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
集: jí · assemble, collect together
合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather

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3–2–2 · zi3 ji2 he2

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