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小兒經

简小儿经 · 繁小兒經

Mandarin · pinyin Xiǎo ér jīng

Xiao'erjing, refers to the use of the Arabic alphabet to write Chinese

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
經: Look up this written character
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10
经: jīng · classic works; pass through

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3–2–1 · Xiao3 er2 jing1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu2 ji4 ging1

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Xiao'erjing (the variant of Arabic script used to write Chinese)

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