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張擇端

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Mandarin · pinyin Zhāng Zé duān

Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter

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張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
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端: duān · end, extreme; head; beginning
张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet
择: zé · select, choose, pick out

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1–2–1 · Zhang1 Ze2 duan1

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